Biden Won't Say If He'd Vote to Convict Trump

[melman]

Joe Biden declined to say Friday whether he’d vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump from office if he were still in the Senate.

“I am not going to speculate what I would do in the Senate,” he told reporters in Los Angeles. “I’m a former vice president, I know what occurred in Ukraine, I know what occurred in terms of China, I know what occurred in terms of Russia. This is a president trying to get two of our most serious competitors, and not allies, to decide this election, to decide who he runs against.”

He added: “This guy, like all bullies, is a coward. He does not want to run against me.”


House Democrats opened an impeachment inquiry against Trump to determine whether he acted improperly by asking the Ukrainian president to investigate Biden and his son Hunter in exchange for releasing aid. The president has also called on China to investigate the Bidens for “corruption.” There is no evidence either Biden or his son committed any wrongdoing.

A vote to impeach in the House would have to be followed by a trial in the Senate.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-04/williamson-raises-3-million-in-third-quarter-campaign-update

[sheshe2]

1. He said.

“I am not going to speculate what I would do in the Senate,”

He is not in the Senate and he can NOT vote.

[Mr.Bill]

3. I think we're all aware of that.

He was asked what he would do if he were still in the Senate.

[melman]

4. "He is not in the Senate and he can NOT vote."

No shit. He was asked what he would do if he were in the Senate. And he declined to say.

[sheshe2]

6. Point.

Pure speculation as the House has only started their investigation. Other candidates have spoken up, however I don't know one of them that are being personally attacked on a corruption charge while relying on foreign countries to fabricate evidence. I don't know of one that is having their child personally attacked, do you?

Frankly I see his non speculation a good thing. Why give trumpie more fodder for his cannon.

[still_one]

9. and guess what is also NO SHIT, a person on a jury is suppossed to evaluate the evidence before

rendering a decision.

but of course you don't want to bring that up because that would put things in perspective and diminish your OP which was meant to impune Biden.

In fact I would argue that ANY Senator who said they would vote to convict without seeing and evaluating the evidence would not be doing the job they were sworn to do.

[melman]

15. Bullshit

The proper answer is 'Yes. Trump should be impeached and removed from office." Period. End of story.

[still_one]

18. DO YOU EVEN READ WHAT YOU WRITE? "Biden Won't Say If He'd Vote to Convict Trump" Do you know whose

responsibility it is to CONVICT?

THE SENATE

THE VOTE TO IMPEACH IS DONE IN THE HOUSE

So now you are changing what your OP says, because your OP was referring to the Senate and Conviction, NOT if they would vote to impeach or not, and even with that, until the impeachment inquiry is complete, and everything laid out, the House would THEN make the determination if the evidence merits impeachment, but that wasn't the question poised

[sheshe2]

21. +1000

[Cha]

26. omg.. rofl. the OP thinks he has a

BIG ol GOTCHA!

[sheshe2]

28. IKR?!

[Cha]

29. lol! Joe Biden won't say whether he'd

convict trump IF he were in the Senate without hearing all the evidence FIRST. Biden is a lawyer who knows how this works.

Thanks, she

[George II]

12. Where in the article is the question he was asked? Don't see it.

[melman]

16. .

[George II]

19. So he wasn't asked the question, eh?

[melman]

20. Right

He just blurted that out in response to nothing in particular.

[George II]

23. Thanks for confirming that "he was asked what he would do if he were in the Senate" never happened.

[melman]

24. How ridiculous

Do you see a lot of news stories that include the reporter's question? The context makes it obvious what was asked. As you know.


But just for the hell of it here's another reporter's tweet.

Link to tweet

Biden also declined to answer a question about whether or not he would vote to convict Trump if he was still in the Senate

“I am not going to speculate what I would do in the Senate," he said.

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And with that we are done. Not interested in your games. SO sorry.

[Mr.Bill]

2. Until the House finishes with their investigation, votes for impeachment and

lays all the evidence out there, I would not answer that question either.

[mainstreetonce]

5. He would have to recuse himself.

He is involved.

[sheshe2]

7. Good point.

[Joe941]

8. He doesnt have a vote. No need to say.

[still_one]

10. Even if he did Joe, no Senator who was doing their duty would vote to convict without seeing and

evaluating the evidence presented from House. That's how the process is suppossed to work.

Of course everything that is happening now is uncharted territory because of the madman in the WH

[Blaukraut]

11. The only candidates who could and should answer this question are those currently in Senate

Biden was right not to answer.

[yardwork]

13. Good answer. It was a stupid gotcha question.

[Blue_true]

14. Why should he? He has no role in that process. nt

[TidalWave46]

17. And what would he hypothetically be voting to convict on?

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Seems like the only answer.

[George II]

22. Exactly. If he was actually asked that question....

....(which neither the article nor OP can confirm), he would be stupid to answer the question. No one knows what the charges are that may be sent to the Senate.

But it makes for an opportunity once again to put Biden in a negative light, as though he thinks trump isn't guilty of anything. Bad reporting and sadly it is unfortunate that it showed up here on DU.

[OilemFirchen]

25. Has Senator Sanders committed to a conviction?

He may, after all, actually be in that position, as opposed to private citizen Biden.

For that matter, does he support Trump's impeachment at all?

[radical noodle]

27. No one should jump the gun

All evidence hasn't been compiled and the articles of impeachment have not been filed. Until then, no one should speculate including Biden.

[George II]

30. Hmmmm, seems like Kamala Harris feels the same way as Biden:

Link to tweet