There have been lots of questions, especially among liberals, about when congressional Republicans might turn on President Trump, particularly in the wake of his controversial firing of FBI Director James Comey and the reports late Monday that he compromised classified information. The assumption behind these questions is that at a […] Read more »
More Americans want ‘independent’ investigation of Trump
A majority of Americans, including a growing number of Republicans, want to see an “independent investigation” sort out any connections between Russia and President Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Monday. CONT. Chris Kahn, Reuters Read more »
Just 29% Approve of Trump’s Firing of James Comey
Just 29 percent of Americans say they approve of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, while 38 percent disapprove, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Another 32 percent of respondents don’t have enough to say on the matter. … And asked […] Read more »
Comey Firing Nets More Negative Reaction Than 1993 FBI Firing
President Donald Trump’s decision to relieve FBI Director James Comey of his duties this week drew more disapproval than approval from Americans. Forty-six percent disapprove of the firing, 39% approve and the remaining 15% express no opinion. That reaction is far more negative than the one Americans had the last […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Think Comey’s Dismissal Was Not Appropriate
A majority of Americans — 54 percent — think that President Donald Trump’s abrupt dismissal of FBI Director James Comey was not appropriate, while 46 percent think that Comey was fired due to the Russia investigation, according to results from a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll. CONT. NBC News Read more »
Will Republicans Check Trump’s Presidential Power?
Richard Nixon’s firing of the Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox during the “Saturday Night Massacre” in October 1973 doesn’t just provide the clearest parallel and precedent for Donald Trump’s frightening decision to dismiss FBI director James Comey while his agency is investigating the president’s campaign for possible collusion with Russia. […] Read more »