FAIRFIELD, IOWA - US former vice-president Joe Biden has backtracked from his stated position that he would not comply with a subpoena to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.
Then, questioned by a voter about the issue of compliance with subpoenas, Mr Biden answered unequivocally.Mr Biden's 180-degree turn on whether he would comply with a subpoena was one of the starkest and swiftest reversals by a candidate in the Democratic primary campaign and came after he faced questions and criticism about whether his initial stand would run counter to the rule of law.
On Saturday morning, Mr Biden wrote on Twitter that he wanted to clarify comments he had made last Friday, when he met with the editorial board of The Des Moines Register, whose endorsement in the Iowa caucuses is highly sought after by presidential candidates. He also wrote that over the course of his decades-long political career, he had"always complied with a lawful order" and that in his two terms as vice-president, his office had"cooperated with legitimate congressional oversight requests".
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