Half of Americans said they think President Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a CNN survey released on Tuesday that marks a new high in polling on the issue.
In the poll, 50% said Mr. Trump should be impeached and removed from office, compared to 43% who said they didn’t think so. That’s up from a 47%-45% split from last month.
Nearly nine-in-10 Democrats said they favor impeachment, as do 50% of independents. But just 6% of Republicans said they support impeaching and removing the president, lower than the 14% who said so last month.
Still, more people (43% to 39%) now say Mr. Trump did not use the presidency improperly in his interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to gain an advantage against a potential 2020 political opponent.
That shift included a 16-point increase among Republicans, from 71% to 87%, who said Mr. Trump didn’t improperly use his office.
Congress is investigating whether Mr. Trump abused his authority when he suggested in July that Mr. Zelensky investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
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