On Saturday, for Vice President Joe Biden sounded off on his objection to being subpoena’d as part of the Trump impeachment trial. In a series of tweets, Biden suggested that he has always been compliant with lawful order. He also suggests that this is only about Trump’s actions, not his.
But I am just not going to pretend that there is any legal basis for Republican subpoenas for my testimony in the impeachment trial. That is the point I was making yesterday and I reiterate: this impeachment is about Trump’s conduct, not mine.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 28, 2019
The problem is, this is about his conduct. The entire basis of the Trump requests from Ukraine were regarding Biden’s actions. But this also comes after Biden made statements earlier in the week that he would not comply with a subpoena. He made the comments in an interview with the Des Moines Register.
Watch: @JoeBiden says he wouldn't comply with a Senate subpoena in @realDonaldTrump's impeachment trial because it would create a narrative that would let the president "off the hook."
Read more from our interview earlier today: https://t.co/xgpO6OOPw2 pic.twitter.com/bqrapiVhVO
— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) December 28, 2019
Biden continues to push back on the suggestion that he plays any role in this. If Biden were proven to be guilty of the activity Trump suggested, Biden and the Democrats would immediately lose everything. They would lose the case against Trump, all of their support for impeachment, but also the 2020 Election. The Democrats simply cannot afford that.
The only option is to push back openly and publicly against President Trump in this fashion. I brought this up before that the Senate trial will most likely result in Republicans calling on the Biden’s to testify. Democrats want to hold the articles of impeachment to get their way in a Senate trial. I truly believe they know if Biden is called, there is a lot of negative things that will come out.
But Biden says this is not about him. The fact is, he is the one who admitted to demanding the prosecutor be fired in exchange for money. This prosecutor just happened to be investigating his son. Yes, there is evidence against Biden unlike the case against Trump.
So the Democrats and Biden can attempt to dodge this all they want, but I believe the Republicans should stand firm. There is a reason Biden does not want to testify. He does not want to testify about his son’s dealings or his brothers. It should be a wake up call for anyone who supports the Trump impeachment.
The Democrats sound committed that Trump is insane and guilty of something, without evidence, to impeach him. Yet, the one who should have been impeached was Biden. You’ll never get the Democrats to admit that however. It will be interesting once Congress goes back into session and they work toward the Trump trial.
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