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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA majority of Americans oppose impeachment. Most also say Trump lied to the public.
By Dan Balz and
Scott Clement
April 26 at 3:00 PM
A majority of Americans say they oppose calls for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert S. Mueller IIIs investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the president sought to interfere with the probe, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Thirty-seven percent of Americans favor starting the process that could lead to impeachment, a slight dip over the past month, while 56 percent say they oppose the idea, about the same as a month ago.
House Democrats are grappling with the question of how to proceed in light of Muellers findings and the public release of the redacted report, which detailed multiple examples of potential obstruction of justice.
The new survey highlights the dilemma faced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other leaders in her caucus: While party leaders have sought to tamp down impeachment talk, worried that engaging in such a process would backfire in the 2020 elections, their political base supports it.
Roughly 6 in 10 Democrats say they support the initiation of such an investigation in the House, with 53 percent saying they hold that view strongly. Meanwhile, nearly 9 in 10 Republicans oppose impeachment, with 78 percent strongly opposed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/majority-of-americans-oppose-impeachment-but-majority-also-says-trump-lied-to-public/2019/04/26/116869ca-66d8-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html?utm_term=.d484887a25b4&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1
DURHAM D
(32,617 posts)uponit7771
(90,371 posts).. support and now Red Don has around 40-ish.
To your point, it looks like America wants more info ... and we should get it
BigmanPigman
(51,653 posts)(571)200-3505. RESIST!
https://www.needtoimpeach.com/
uponit7771
(90,371 posts)... of articles would put things in perspective.