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    Biden Rejects Calls For Impeachment Testimony As A Trump Ploy To 'Divert Attention'

    In an interview with NPR, the former vice president said no one warned him about the optics of his son working in Ukraine. Biden also defended calling a voter a "damn liar" in Iowa last week.
    by Rachel Martin Dec 09, 2019 4 minutes
    Former Vice President Joe Biden responds to Rachel Martin's question about impeachment proceedings.

    Joe Biden is dismissing calls from President Trump and his allies that Biden testify during an impeachment trial in the Senate, saying any effort to compel his testimony should be viewed as part of a strategy to distract from the president's conduct.

    "No, I'm not going to let you take the eye off the ball here. Everybody knows what this is about," the former vice president told NPR when asked if he would cooperate with a subpoena. "This is a Trump gambit he plays. Whenever he's in trouble he tries to find someone else to divert attention to."

    Asked a second time if he would comply with a subpoena, Biden said, "No, I will not

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