President Trump claimed without evidence Tuesday that he is “leading in the polls” as he sought to push back against rising calls for impeachment from Democrats amid a burgeoning controversy over his July call with the leader of Ukraine. “I think it’s ridiculous. It’s a witch hunt,” Trump said of […] Read more »
Impeaching Trump On Russia Was Unpopular. Will Ukraine Be Different?
Rather suddenly, we are on a trajectory toward the potential impeachment of President Trump. … A majority of House Democrats had already expressed a desire to impeach Trump over his conduct toward Russia in the 2016 campaign and his handling of the Russia investigation, but the list of pro-impeachment Democrats […] Read more »
Why are Republicans silent about the Ukraine whistleblower scandal? This one chart explains.
… Trump’s alleged pressing of a foreign government into helping him against a political rival has renewed calls for the president’s impeachment. In an opinion column for The Washington Post, legal scholars George Conway and Neal Katyal even described Trump’s alleged behavior as “the ultimate impeachable act.” But most Republicans […] Read more »
Are Democrats Ready To Impeach Trump?
Democrats are once again talking about whether to impeach President Trump after news broke that Trump may have asked the Ukrainian president to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses whether the Ukraine story changes […] Read more »
Potential Impeachment Impact On 2020
President Donald Trump’s approval rating may remain underwater, but a majority of the public continues to oppose removal by impeachment even as the House Judiciary Committee has started proceedings. The latest Monmouth University Poll finds that about one-fifth of those who disapprove of Trump’s job performance join nearly all of […] Read more »
Partisan differences on impeachment remain after Mueller testimony, as nearly half of Americans show little movement
Following more than six hours of questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller before two different congressional committees, Democrats and Republicans remain largely splintered on impeaching President Donald Trump, even as nearly half of Americans show little movement on their support or opposition to the move, according to a new […] Read more »