Democratic Primaries

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts) Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:45 PM Dec 2019

The Issue Is Not What I Did.' Joe Biden Says...

The Issue Is Not What I Did.' Joe Biden Says He Would Not Comply With Subpoena to Testify in Trump Impeachment Trial

Former vice President Joe Biden reiterated on Friday that he would not comply with a subpoena to testify during President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, should he be served with one.

“The reason I wouldn’t is because it’s all designed to deal with Trump doing what he’s done his whole life: trying to take the focus off him. The issue is not what I did,” Biden said during a meeting .....

No formal charges were brought on Biden. Why would he need to testify..

Let the GOP..they .all lied under oath....abunch cons they are the criminals let them answer all there subpoenas. that they haven't
Just another smear on Joe...

I agree with Joe....

https://news.yahoo.com/issue-not-did-joe-biden-194240369.html

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The Issue Is Not What I Did.' Joe Biden Says... (Original Post) Iamaartist Dec 2019 OP

Mahalo, Iamaartist! Cha Dec 2019 #1

Hi Cha..... The smears on Joe is unreal... Iamaartist Dec 2019 #3

Biden can handle.. Cha Dec 2019 #6

He can! I think he's handling it perfectly...within his legal rights, and driving the dotard nuts Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #8

K&R Iamaartist Dec 2019 #13

Absolutely, Kasper! Cha Dec 2019 #28

He sure can....Tough Joe.... Iamaartist Dec 2019 #11

That's what happens to the one who is leading and will most likely be the nominee. George II Dec 2019 #17

Biden should testify to those facts and that his kids were not making policy that hurts citizens, Hoyt Dec 2019 #2

Disagree..... Iamaartist Dec 2019 #5

Disagree with what? Biden will come out ahead, or he should refuse to testify like GOPers? Hoyt Dec 2019 #10

Joe should not testify......... Iamaartist Dec 2019 #12

Also agree with Joe! SCVDem Dec 2019 #18

Agree ...😄 Iamaartist Dec 2019 #20

It would be a plus for Joe redstateblues Dec 2019 #27

You agree with what he said before he backtracked. nt pnwmom Dec 2019 #4

Has nothing to do with him....my opinion.. Iamaartist Dec 2019 #7

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #21

You apparently missed his tweet. pnwmom Dec 2019 #23

None of that matters at all. OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #26

Makes about as much sense for Biden to testify as it would for Chewbacca to testify. nt Yavin4 Dec 2019 #9

That would be fun to see.... George II Dec 2019 #15

I was referring to this Yavin4 Dec 2019 #16

Sadly it's not just republicans piling on. George II Dec 2019 #14

The Impeachment Trial... SergeStorms Dec 2019 #19

Could not agree more..well said..😎 Iamaartist Dec 2019 #22

There is one reason LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #25

Lock Him Up......Trump... Iamaartist Dec 2019 #24

Cha

(297,322 posts)

1. Mahalo, Iamaartist!

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:47 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

3. Hi Cha..... The smears on Joe is unreal...

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:55 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,322 posts)

6. Biden can handle..

Reply to Iamaartist (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:57 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Thekaspervote

(32,778 posts)

8. He can! I think he's handling it perfectly...within his legal rights, and driving the dotard nuts

Reply to Cha (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:08 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

13. K&R

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #8)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:13 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cha

(297,322 posts)

28. Absolutely, Kasper!

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 01:49 AM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

11. He sure can....Tough Joe....

Reply to Cha (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:09 PM

Dec 2019

After all he was our VP .he has seen alot...in the yrs that he was in office..😎

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

17. That's what happens to the one who is leading and will most likely be the nominee.

Reply to Iamaartist (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:04 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Biden should testify to those facts and that his kids were not making policy that hurts citizens,

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:51 PM

Dec 2019

selling access to trump around the world, assisting in the largest emoluments scam in history, engaging in treason, and perhaps worse.

Better than trying to explain it during the General Election, where it will surely come up.

I doubt seriously GOPers will subpoena Biden. Testifying will likely go in Biden's favor, not trump's or GOPers'. It could well turn public sentiment against trump to 70+% for removal.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

5. Disagree.....

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:57 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

10. Disagree with what? Biden will come out ahead, or he should refuse to testify like GOPers?

Reply to Iamaartist (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:08 PM

Dec 2019

That assumes GOPers would even subpoena him, which is unlikely.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

12. Joe should not testify.........

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:11 PM

Dec 2019

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)

18. Also agree with Joe!

Reply to Iamaartist (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:08 PM

Dec 2019

Rule #1: Do not feed the Trolls!

Give them NO ammunition!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

20. Agree ...😄

Reply to SCVDem (Reply #18)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:14 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)

27. It would be a plus for Joe

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 10:08 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

4. You agree with what he said before he backtracked. nt

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:55 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

7. Has nothing to do with him....my opinion..

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:01 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Response to pnwmom (Reply #4)

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pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

23. You apparently missed his tweet.

Reply to Post removed (Reply #21)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:47 PM

Dec 2019

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1210946785847468033&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F%3Fcom%3Dview_post%26forum%3D1287%26pid%3D396583

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.

From dictionary.com

backtrack[ bak-trak ]

verb (used without object)

1) to return over the same course or route.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

OldRed2450

(710 posts)

26. None of that matters at all.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #23)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 09:21 PM

Dec 2019

Not at all. We know who Biden is and how he will govern. He's an honest man with high morals. No one can dispute that. They can try.. but it doesn't cut the mustard. People who are making this into something big are only doing so to prop up their own candidate. This is not an issue anyone in the real world cares a poop about.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Yavin4

(35,442 posts)

9. Makes about as much sense for Biden to testify as it would for Chewbacca to testify. nt

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:08 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

15. That would be fun to see....

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #9)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 07:08 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Yavin4

(35,442 posts)

16. I was referring to this

Reply to George II (Reply #15)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 07:47 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

14. Sadly it's not just republicans piling on.

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 07:07 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)

19. The Impeachment Trial...

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:11 PM

Dec 2019

is about the crimes of Donald Trump, not Joe Biden. Biden doesn't have a dog in this hunt, but Trump and his henchmen do. I applaud Joe resisting the urge to testify. That's just falling into Donald Trump's shit-show of misdirection, and there's absolutely no reason for him to do that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

22. Could not agree more..well said..😎

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #19)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:29 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)

25. There is one reason

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #19)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 09:10 PM

Dec 2019

And that is that the GOP, Trump, and the RW media will use his non compliance as another "they do it too". And imply that it's exactly the same as those witnesses requested by Democrats.
WE know it's not the same at all. Biden nor his son have even a suspicion of doing anything illegal.
But Fix News will frame it that way for their audience. And that audience will have one more alt-fact to use to defend defending the indefensible. And another reason to go to their polling station and vote for Trump again

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)

24. Lock Him Up......Trump...

Reply to Iamaartist (Original post)

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 08:54 PM

Dec 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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