Bidens should testify under oath, but not for impeachment

Published January 29, 2020 8:55pm ET



There is no good legal reason for either Joe or Hunter Biden to testify at the Senate impeachment trial. But there are legitimate reasons for the Senate later to hold ordinary oversight hearings about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine.

The Bidens should be asked to testify under oath, under penalty of perjury charges, but they should be given “use immunity” for the substance of anything to which they testify.

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