The story is getting more troubling. I haven't commented at this point because I've been having some difficulty understanding my own feelings on the subject.
Personally, I don't make much of the Larry King call or the witness supporting a claim of harassment. That supports her original story and other accounts of Biden's inappropriate past behavior.
The thing that does concern me more is her friend's account. That's the most compelling evidence I've seen supporting Reade's most recent claims. I am still suspicious of it. Notably, from the BI piece:
Her friend connected with her after her story became public which dug up memories. That kind of refreshed memory under the influence of the relevant details being provided to her is highly suspect. Not presuming any fault on the part of LaCasse. It's simply the nature of memory, particularly when we have an emotional attachment to a particular report.
All that said, I do think the story supports Tara Reade's most recent claim. And here's the rub. There is more than typical in these cases which directly threatens the credibility of Reade. Nothing presented conclusively demonstrates an overt sexual assault happened or didn't happen. So we are in an in-between space. And even those calling for further investigation -- who is going to do it? and who will release the findings? and who would act upon the findings? If it's criminal, it's already dead in the water apparently from statute of limitations (which I wouldn't personally be in support of existing for sexual assault, but none of us get a choice here). Even if it weren't, it seems really unlikely that a criminal charge could be applied anyway. We are probably left with media. Which is probably telling quite a distorted story, and in some cases perhaps intentionally. What to do then?
Personally, if there were any situation we were facing other than voting to remove Trump, I would not vote for Biden even if that meant, for example, 4 more years of GW Bush. I disagree with
@fskimospy in that our civil rights is an exercise in choosing the best of what's available. We are meant to be a more active government as a people, and I believe that, on the whole, a pattern of that approach degrades quality of government. Better in most cases to vote under principle and reward in the long run the candidates who have the best principles.
This is different. Trump is an imminent threat to America. My second choice, if it's not voting for Biden, would be revolution.