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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Dec 28, 2019, 01:19 PM Dec 2019

Biden clarifies after saying he wouldn't comply with impeachment-related subpoena [View all]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attempted to clarify his recent announcement that he'd refuse to comply with a subpoena should the Senate issue one forcing his testimony in the impeachment hearing.

The former vice president made the initial remarks in a recent interview with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register. His statements comes as some Senate Republicans are calling for Biden and his son Hunter to testify in the impeachment trial.

"I want to clarify something I said yesterday. In my 40 years in public life, I have always complied with a lawful order and in my eight years as VP, my office — unlike Donald Trump and Mike Pence — cooperated with legitimate congressional oversight requests," Biden tweeted Saturday morning. "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."


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Biden went on to say that the Senate should subpoena White House officials who were witnesses to "Trump’s shaking down the Ukraine government."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-clarifies-after-saying-he-wouldnt-comply-with-impeachment-related-subpoena/ar-BBYqa3e?li=BBnb7Kz
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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There's a saying that I think applies here: If you're explaining, you're losing. abqtommy Dec 2019 #1
Oooookay Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2019 #3
Except that, according to the polls, he's winning. DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 #6
Polls show Joe is leading, not winning. bluewater Dec 2019 #13
exactly right newblewtoo Dec 2019 #15
HA! Excellent point.. Thank you, David. Cha Dec 2019 #32
'I am just not going to pretend that there is any legal basis' elleng Dec 2019 #12
Yes, I read the op. Did you have a point? abqtommy Dec 2019 #16
Exactly... always having to splain. This one makes no sense with what Joe said previously. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #28
you keep on saying that.. Cha Dec 2019 #30
Good!! Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #2
He seems to have to clarify everytime he opens his mouth..C'mon Joe, get with it..n/t monmouth4 Dec 2019 #4
'I am just not going to pretend that there is any legal basis' elleng Dec 2019 #10
you're repeating yourself (nt) stopdiggin Dec 2019 #31
Exactly... what Joe should have done is recant what he said previously... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #29
No he doesn't. Cha Dec 2019 #33
Joe said he can best handle the repubs wellst0nev0ter Dec 2019 #5
NOT if one pays attention to his REASON: elleng Dec 2019 #9
Legal basis? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2019 #19
another "statement" that doesn't really mean anything stopdiggin Dec 2019 #34
When people are so purposefully obtuse, you have to try and clarify things for them Peacetrain Dec 2019 #7
'I am just not going to pretend that there is any legal basis elleng Dec 2019 #8
He's free to make a legal claim in court. He isn't free to ignore a lawful subpoena pnwmom Dec 2019 #20
precisely. let's not make the R's arguments FOR them! (nt) stopdiggin Dec 2019 #36
Happy to see Joe taking a tough approach with the Republicans. Aaron Pereira Dec 2019 #11
Any subpoena would not proper but Joe would comply Gothmog Dec 2019 #14
Gracias for the tweets, Goth! Cha Dec 2019 #37
That was the answer he should have given, not that he would defy a subpoena. Lexee Dec 2019 #17
I don't see a problem with what he said. David__77 Dec 2019 #18
Biden himself saw the problem, and that's why he backtracked. nt pnwmom Dec 2019 #21
I'm not sure I saw a backtrack there. David__77 Dec 2019 #24
He should of course comply with any lawful order because he believes pnwmom Dec 2019 #25
If he didn't leave open the possibility of non-compliance then he did misspeak. David__77 Dec 2019 #26
you are arguing for illegal action stopdiggin Dec 2019 #39
Oh good lord. There's been lots of civil disobedience I've found commendable. David__77 Dec 2019 #40
ah. "civil disobedience." stopdiggin Dec 2019 #41
The only problem I see is that technically speaking Uncle Joe Dec 2019 #23
Boom! Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #22
McConnell and his coven want to put Biden on trial, not the one who's been impeached. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #27
Exactly, GreatAunt! Cha Dec 2019 #38
It's all a big distraction from the real criminal. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #44
Yes, it's so disgustingly obvious. Cha Dec 2019 #46
And they expect us to buy this BS. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #47
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the choice to ignore or defy a subpoena. cwydro Dec 2019 #35
Pretty sure republicans are part of a criminal conspiracy. Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #42
No shit. cwydro Dec 2019 #45
Seems Trump and his cohorts have no problem with it... Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #43
This undermines our calls for the right to respond to subpoenas. mahina Dec 2019 #48
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