NEW: 56% say they expect Pres. Trump to receive a fair trial in the Senate, down from 62% in December.
trial, and the public is divided on his removal from office – even as Trump’s approval rating has rallied to match his career high.
Views on Trump’s handling of his impeachment, by comparison, are far weaker, at 39% – unchanged in the past month and a wide 17 points lower than his rating on the economy.. The public narrowly approves of the House vote to impeach Trump, 52-45%, while splitting, 47-49%, on whether the Senate should or should not remove him from office. Partisanship prevails; 83% of Democrats favor Trump’s removal, while 88% of Republicans oppose it. Among independents, 42% back removing Trump, with 51% opposed.
Changes among groups are telling: compared with views in mid-December, there’s been a 16-point drop among Democrats and a 10-point drop among independents in confidence that the Senate trial will be fair, partly countered by an 11-point increase among Republicans. With the trial underway, the political fallout of Trump’s impeachment is yet to be seen. But if it ends with him impeached but not removed – as is likely, given the balance of power in the Senate – 33% of Americans say they’d view that as a victory for Trump, vs. 10% who’d see it as a victory for the Democrats. Most, 51%, would call it a draw.Trump’s 44% overall job approval rating matches his high set last July; it had dipped to 38% in early September and late October alike.
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