Joe Biden says he will refuse to testify at Trump's impeachment trial

Biden said earlier this month that he would not testify, saying it would allow lawmakers to "take their eye off the ball" instead of focusing on Trump's actions

Former Vice President Joe Biden again said that he would refuse to testify in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, even if subpoenaed.
 

In an interview with the Des Moines Register editorial board, Biden said any testimony would just distract from the charges that Trump abused the power of the presidency by pressuring Ukraine to smear him and obstructed Congress by refusing to cooperate with the investigation.
 

“What are you going to cover?” he told the influential Iowa newspaper’s editor. “You guys are going to cover for three weeks anything that I said. And (Trump’s) going to get away. You