Nearly three in five Americans believe President Donald Trump should have been convicted in the Senate impeachment trial, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll that fielded immediately after the trial concluded. A similar number believe the evidence presented in the trial was strong; however, a strong majority believe the senators voted not based on facts in the case, but on partisan politics.
1. Most Americans believe Trump should have been convicted in the second impeachment trial. However, partisans remained as deeply divided as they were before the trial began.
- Overall, 58% believe Trump should have been convicted, and a similar number (61%) say the charges were serious enough for him to be impeached and put on trial.
- While a vast majority of Democrats (88%) and most independents (64%) believe Trump should have been convicted, just 14% of Republicans agree.
- These numbers do not reflect any growth or change in levels of support for impeachment compared to the time period before the trial.
2. While most believe the evidence against Trump was serious, ultimately the American public feels the senators acted from […]
Another great story teaching us the truth about how Americans think. I don’t know how you find the time to do this reporting every day plus write great books, plus make speeches at Universities. I must give you a lot of credit for all you do, since you are a couple of years older than me. I have much admiration for all your efforts.