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Biden's Senate records held by his alma mater won't be released until late 2019, possibly even later
The public is being denied access to about 2,000 boxes of records from Joe Biden’s Senate career -- information that spans more than three decades.
The University of Delaware, where the Biden archive is stored, says the records might not be available until late 2019, possibly even later.
The news comes as the former vice president announced his candidacy for president on Thursday morning, joining a crowded Democratic primary field where he’s going to immediately stand out. The latest polls already put him on par with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., another leading 2020 candidate.
The delay in access to Biden's records -- coinciding with new scrutiny he is facing over behavior toward women -- results from the conditions of his donation to the University of Delaware.
“The Biden senatorial papers are indeed still closed, pending completion of processing (still underway) and as per our agreement with the donor, which is that the papers would remain closed until the later date of 12/31/2019 or two years after the donor retires [from] public service,” L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin, head of the university library's archives department, told HuffPost.
Biden's Senate records held by his alma mater won't be released until late 2019, possibly even later
The public is being denied access to about 2,000 boxes of records from Joe Biden’s Senate career -- information that spans more than three decades.
The University of Delaware, where the Biden archive is stored, says the records might not be available until late 2019, possibly even later.
The news comes as the former vice president announced his candidacy for president on Thursday morning, joining a crowded Democratic primary field where he’s going to immediately stand out. The latest polls already put him on par with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., another leading 2020 candidate.
The delay in access to Biden's records -- coinciding with new scrutiny he is facing over behavior toward women -- results from the conditions of his donation to the University of Delaware.
“The Biden senatorial papers are indeed still closed, pending completion of processing (still underway) and as per our agreement with the donor, which is that the papers would remain closed until the later date of 12/31/2019 or two years after the donor retires [from] public service,” L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin, head of the university library's archives department, told HuffPost.
