According to The New York Post, a video exists of Ashley Biden snorting cocaine at a party.New York Post: Biden's "friend" Shopping Tape (March 20, 2009) According to reports the party occurred in March of 2009 and the tape is 45 minutes long. Representatives from the The New York Post said that a man showed them a clip of the almost hour long video and demanded two million dollars to give it to them.

On April 1, several media outlets reported that Biden had been "set up" to produce the video by friends who hoped to catch embarrassing footage.Radar Online: Ashley Biden Cocaine Scandal Setup... (March 31, 2009) Tom Dunlap, the lawyer representing the owner of the tape, dropped the case after discovering that a hidden camera had been used to get the footage.RadarOnline: EXCLUSIVE: Biden Cocaine Scandal Video Shot With... (March 30, 2009)

Per the report in the Post, the video shows a woman who resembles Biden, taking a straw from her mouth and putting it up her nose, then snorting a white substance. While the woman never admits her name, the video also appears to show Biden's ex-boyfriend in the background.New York Post: Biden's "friend" Shopping Tape (March 20, 2009)