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Rose McGowan, one of the first women to accuse disgraced movie mogul
Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, has been one of the lone left-
leaning voices in Hollywood to continue to draw attention to Tara
Reade’s allegations against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
Joe Biden – decrying her fellow “Me Too” advocates for their apparent
double standard and denouncing the Democratic Party in the process.

In an interview with podcast host Katie Halper in March, Reade said
that while she was a member of his staff in 1993, then-Senator Biden
pushed her “up against the wall,” “went down my skirt and then up
inside it and he penetrated me with his fingers.” After weeks of
silence and amid mounting pressure to address the accusation directly,
Biden finally denied it in a statement posted on Medium on May 1,
saying the allegations that he “engaged in misconduct 27 years ago”
simply “aren’t true” and “never happened.” Many on the left have taken
Biden at his word, and some media outlets have since produced pieces questioning Reade’s credibility.

In a tweet Sunday, McGowan posted a series of questions she says a New
York Times reporter sent to Reade which have since sparked outrage and
debate online.

“New York Times ‘journalist’ sent these questions to Joe Biden’s
accuser, Tara Reade,” McGowan wrote along with screenshots of the
questions. “The public needs to see how [Lisa Lerer] and the [New York
Times] plan on twisting their minds. Now you can all see their tactics
& how far they will go.”

https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1264560397039874049/photo/1

Among the questions highlighted in McGowan’s post are multiple Russia-
themed questions as well as several questions that appear designed to
undermine Reade’s credibility. A few examples of some of the questions, starting with the ones that turned the most heads:

Over the years, you’ve listed a number of reasons for leaving
Washington – foreign policy differences over Russia, inability
to get hired, going with Ted, your then-boyfriend. Why did you
leave for North Dakota?

[S]everal people told me you were dating a Russian man online
in the spring of 2019. Is that true? How did you meet and can
you tell me about the relationship?

On Quora, you followed three Russian individuals – Andrey
Davydov, Dima Vorobiev, and Alex Korolev. How as it that you
came to know of them and follow them?

A lot of people are taking your writings online in Medium
posts, etc., as autobiographical memoir – is that correct?
Or did you take some creative liberties?

Edward Walker – was your boyfriend, right? I remember you
filed a complaint against him in April 2011 because he hit
your daughter. But then neighbors told me that you moved to
Aptos together and kept the radio show going. So what happened
there?

Various landlords said you left them owing money and property
in disarray – can you respond to that?

We heard that after your car was repossessed friends sold you
their vehicle and let you pay it with a no interest loan but
that you struggled to make those payments and they took it
back. Is that true?

McGowan’s post has sparked both backlash against the Times and defense
of the questions.

Among those criticizing the Times for the alleged questions is The
Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald (h/t John Sexton), who tweeted in response:
“This whole thing from the [New York Times] is disgusting but the last questions – involving interrogating Tara Reade about whether she
committed the crime of ‘following three Russian individuals on Quora’
and demanding an explanation – is just deranged.”

A few other examples of responses calling foul on the Times (formatting adjusted):

“Every question is designed to catch her in a ‘lie.’ They have
info that they think is contradictory and are trying to get
her to commit to saying the opposite for some gotcha
journalism”

“None of these questions pertain to the sexual assault. None
seek to verify the assault. All pertain to irrelevant aspects
of her life that can be twisted to assassinate her character.
All seem invasive: designed, deposition style, to catch her
in lies & defame her.”

“[I]f you cannot see that how Ford was treated compared to
Reade, and how Kavanaugh was treated compared to Biden, are
not starkly different…”

Others have come to the Times’ defense, maintaining that the questions
are legitimate. A few examples:

“These are not ‘tactics.’ These are all solid, investigative
questions. She’s accused the presumptive Dem nominee of sexual
assault from 30 yrs ago. It’s a he said/she said. So what
happens? You investigate the allegation and her character. His
character’s been vetted for decades.”

“The question are follow ups. Meaning we are catching the
conversation in the middle point. So for me to say these are
unfair – I would have to see the entire thread. I am often
suspicious of someone editing something for me to see and
asking for my outrage.”


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