She admitted it. Context is certainly a thing but when someone says she showered with her Dad and it was inappropriate and was hyper sexualized at a very young age, there is really not much other interpretation needed. She did not come out and say "My father never showered with me past an appropriate age". Her statements can only be interpreted one of 2 ways--He showered with her or he didn't. She said he did. Yes, this would not be a story if she were not Bidens daughter. Yes she was a victim of theft, and yes her character was besmirched. But she wrote what she wrote. And what she wrote about her father showering with her came right after she speaks of other trauma she had as a young girl....she lumped it in in the same context. Drop the partisan stuff and this is sick stuff that led her down a horrible path.....Her father took part in fucking her up.
Here is her statement which verifies the diary was real and the statements were real.
"After being the victim of a crime in my early twenties, I developed PTSD. The journal that was stolen was part of my efforts to heal.
I am a private citizen, targeted only because my father happened to be running to be President. In other words, the extensive work I have done to move past my trauma was undone by Ms. Harris's actions. …
Although this criminal act happened more than three years ago, because of the publicity it drew—exactly as Ms. Harris intended—I am constantly re-traumatized by it. I will forever have to deal with the fact that my personal journal can be viewed online.
Repeatedly, I hear others grossly misinterpret my once-private writings and lob false accusations that defame my character and those of the people I love."
Dozens of sources confirm it's true, incusing Snopes, The Times, Forbes etc
The existence of a diary and the authenticity of purported facsimiles of a diary are two entirely different questions.
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