Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFEC flags McConnell campaign over suspected accounting errors Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Mark Kelly: Arizona Senate race winner should be sworn in 'promptly' MORE (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that he expected former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE will "have to participate" in releasing information related to a sexual assault allegation from former Biden staffer Tara Reade.

"Well look, when you run for president of the United States your life is an open book, and I can't imagine that Vice President Biden is not going to have to participate in releasing all of the information related to the allegations," McConnell told Fox News.

"It's a very challenging thing to run for president, and I think everyone who has done that has realized that their entire life is opened up to scrutiny, and I think that is happening to Vice President Biden and they shouldn't be surprised," he added.

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McConnell's prediction that Biden will have to release information related to the allegation comes as Republicans have largely stood by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, who has faced allegations of sexual assault or misconduct from nearly two dozen women.

McConnell was asked if the University of Delaware should release records from Biden's time in the Senate, which would include 1993, when Reade alleges that Biden sexually assaulted her. Biden previously donated his Senate papers to the university, which said in April 2019 that they will be made publicly available as soon as Dec. 31, 2019, or "two years after the donor retires from public life."

Reade has said Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993, when she worked in the then-senator's office. Business Insider reported earlier this week that Reade's former neighbor said Reade told her of the accusation against Biden in 1993.

Biden is facing growing calls, including from the Washington Post editorial board, to unseal his Senate papers. But high-profile Democrats have come to his defense, with both Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) and Stacey Abrams, a top candidate to be Biden’s running mate, saying they do not believe the allegation against Biden.

Biden has not directly addressed the allegation, but his campaign has vehemently denied it.

Biden "firmly believes that women have a right to be heard — and heard respectfully. Such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press. What is clear about this claim: It is untrue. This absolutely did not happen," his campaign has said.

His campaign has also distributed talking points to surrogates that highlight Biden's work on legislation like the Violence Against Women Act and note that in Biden’s 40 years in public life, this is the only accusation of its kind.