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Fox News Poll: 47 Percent of Americans Back Trump Impeachment

posted onJuly 28, 2019
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Article snippet: According to the survey, 45 percent of July respondents support President Trump’s removal, a drop from 50 percent in June. This month, 47 percent expressed support for impeachment and five percent said President Trump should be impeached, but remain in office. Fox News states polling iregistered voters participated. The poll has a three percent margin of error.  The poll comes as House Democrats have begun their so-called “impeachment investigation” by asking a judge to allow access to secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on now-debunked collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia. The House Judiciary Committee is also expected to go to court next week to try to enforce a subpoena against former White House counsel Donald McGahn, a key Mueller witness. That suit is expected to challenge the White House’s claim that former White House employees have “absolute immunity” from testifying before Congress. “This is an impeachment investigation,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said of the panel’s new efforts. “We are suggesting here is the first time we are telegraphing to the court that one remedy we have is impeachment.” The court battles are beginning as the House leaves for a six-week recess and Democrats are debating whether to impeach the president. More than 90 House Democrats have said they favor starting the impeachment process, yet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has said she wants to build the strongest ca... Link to the full article to read more

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