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by Axios | 12.28.19

Former Vice President Joe Biden told The Des Moines Register he would defy a subpoena to testify in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

Why it matters: Biden said his testimony would take all of the focus off Trump, allowing the president would be able to get away with violating the Constitution. This is a move straight out of Trump's career playbook, according to Biden.

During his interview with the Register, Biden said the media plays a role in taking the focus off of Trump because they would report on Biden's testimony for weeks afterward.

\"The reason I wouldn't is because it is all designed to deal with Trump doing what he's done his whole life. Trying to take the focus off him. Not a single person, not one single person, not even that thug Giuliani and his crony compatriots have said I did anything other than my job.\" -Former Vice President Joe Biden

Go deeper: 99% of the Trump campaign's TV ads this year discussed impeachment

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