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Joe Biden Calls For Trump Impeachment 'To Preserve Our Constitution'

The former vice president and 2020 candidate said "impeachment isn't only about what the president has done — it's about the threat the president poses to the nation if allowed to remain in office."

Former Vice President Joe Biden called for President Trump's impeachment and removal from office on Wednesday.

Up until now Biden had reserved judgment, saying he supported the House's impeachment inquiry and wanted to see what the facts showed.

But in a campaign speech in Rochester, N.H., Biden was unequivocal, saying that "to preserve our Constitution, our democracy, our basic

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