You may give him a pass but it goes to the very heart of the character issue. Joe Biden knew this man had been cleared of all wrong doing within a couple of months of investigation. Joe was telling these lies about this truck driver as late as this past year's campaign trail in an effort to further his political career.
Using his tragic story can be understood. But creating allegations that he knew were not true, lying about and slandering an innocent man in the process? Joe Biden is scum.