A running list of Joe Biden's nonapologies to Anita Hill

No Images? Click here         A running list of Joe Biden's nonapologies to Anita Hill  Former Vice President Joe Biden can’t seem to figure out how to directly apologize to Anita Hill for his handling of her sexual harassment claims against now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — despite multiple opportunities since the Me Too movement and the launch of Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign sparked renewed scrutiny of the 1991 hearing. Biden has followed a pattern: He often frames his comments in passive voice (“I’m sorry she was treated the way she was treated”) or otherwise omits “his role in what happened,” as Hill herself has pointed out. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time of the 1991 hearing, Biden decided not to allow testimony from several women who could have corroborated Hill’s allegations. Hill has equated Biden’s botched apologies to “I’m sorry if you were offended.” READ MORE     🔍 Our politics are personal. We make sense of what’s happening in DC and hold politicians and candidates accountable. Become a HuffPost member today.     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? President Donald Trump on Friday defended comments he made after the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, when he infamously said there were “very fine people on both sides” of the violent white supremacist gathering. READ MORE Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey directly told Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a phone call Tuesday that he stands by the decision to allow President Donald Trump’s tweet that targeted the congresswoman and later resulted in a wave of death threats against her. READ MORE   Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and 2020 campaign adviser, asserted on Thursday that Germany’s acceptance of migrants was “the downfall” of the country. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Russian gun-rights activist Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty in December 2018 to conspiring against the U.S. by acting as an agent of the Kremlin, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday.  The Trump administration released a plan to open up over 1 million acres of public and private land in California to oil drilling and fracking, which would end a five-year moratorium in the state on leasing federal public land to oil companies. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s constitution enshrines a woman’s right to an abortion, guaranteeing that the procedure would remain available there even if Roe v. Wade is overturned.      . Want more?  Fake Heiress Anna Delvey, Who Tricked New York's Elite, Found Guilty In Fraud Trial Donald Trump Admits He Made Barack Obama 'Wire Tapping' Claim Based On 'Bit Of A Hunch'  Prince Harry, Kate Middleton All Smiles After Awkward Encounter   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe