June 12, 2019 - A Sitting President Should Face Charges, U.S. Voters Say, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Still Say Don't Impeach Trump

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Any sitting president should be subject to criminal charges, 69 percent of American voters say in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today, while 24 percent say a president should be charged with crimes after he or she leaves office.





Support for charging a sitting president is 52 - 35 percent among Republicans, 83 - 12 percent among Democrats and 68 - 26 percent among independent voters, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University National Poll finds.





President Donald Trump committed crimes before he took office, voters say 57 - 29 percent. But voters are divided 45 - 45 percent on whether President Trump committed crimes while he has been in office.





And American voters say 55 - 35 percent that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report did not clear Trump of any wrongdoing.





Despite these findings, American voters say 61 - 33 percent that Congress should not begin the process to impeach President Trump. Support for impeachment is 62 - 32 percent among Democrats and 63 - 31 percent among black voters. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group opposes impeachment.





Voters are closely divided on whether Congress should investigate to determine whether to bring impeachment charges against Trump as 48 percent say yes and 49 percent say no.





Voters say 50 - 44 percent that Trump does not deserve to be impeached.





"Complete exoneration???





"Case closed???





"'Hold on, Mr. President,' most American voters say," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"Even though questions clearly linger on the true thrust of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, an even larger majority says impeachment is just not the way to go."





"As for charging ANY president who commits a criminal offense while still occupying the White House there is almost 3-1 support: If you do the crime you should do the time, say Republicans and Democrats," Malloy said.





If a political candidate supports impeachment, 32 percent of voters say they are less likely to support that candidate, while 13 percent are more likely and 51 percent say support for impeachment would have no impact on their vote.





American voters disapprove 64 - 25 percent of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the issue of impeachment and disapprove 59 - 24 percent of the way Republicans in Congress are handling impeachment.





Overall, voters disapprove 59 - 34 percent of the way Democrats in Congress are doing their job and disapprove 66 - 27 percent of the way Republicans in Congress are doing their job.





From June 6 - 10, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,214 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points, including the design effect.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts gold standard surveys using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts nationwide surveys and polls in more than a dozen states on national and statewide elections, as well as public policy issues.





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10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 27% 59% 8% 17% 29% 25% 27% 33% Disapprove 66 32 90 76 65 67 66 60 DK/NA 7 10 2 8 7 7 7 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 27% 30% 27% 24% 29% 31% 30% 8% 34% Disapprove 64 64 66 71 65 62 63 86 56 DK/NA 9 7 7 5 6 8 7 6 10

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

App Dis DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 27 66 7 Mar 05, 2019 27 66 8 Jan 29, 2019 30 65 6 Jan 15, 2019 29 63 8 Dec 19, 2018 28 63 9 Nov 20, 2018 31 62 7 Jul 25, 2018 27 66 8 Jun 20, 2018 28 66 7 Apr 25, 2018 22 69 8 Mar 21, 2018 25 68 7

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11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 34% 5% 69% 30% 27% 40% 34% 24% Disapprove 59 92 23 63 67 52 61 69 DK/NA 7 3 8 7 6 7 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 37% 32% 33% 37% 24% 32% 29% 65% 36% Disapprove 53 63 63 57 71 60 65 32 55 DK/NA 10 5 4 6 4 8 6 3 10

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

App Dis DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 34 59 7 Mar 05, 2019 38 56 6 Jan 29, 2019 38 57 5 Jan 15, 2019 37 56 7 Dec 19, 2018 32 59 9 Nov 20, 2018 32 57 10 Jul 25, 2018 30 63 7 Jun 20, 2018 26 66 8 Apr 25, 2018 26 66 8 Mar 21, 2018 28 63 9

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16. Do you think that Congress should begin the process to impeach President Trump, which could lead to his removal from office, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Begin process 33% 2% 62% 35% 28% 38% 26% 25% No 61 97 32 57 68 56 67 74 DK/NA 6 1 6 9 4 7 7 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Begin process 36% 31% 36% 27% 22% 28% 25% 63% 39% No 59 62 61 66 75 66 70 31 53 DK/NA 5 7 3 7 3 6 4 6 8

TREND: Do you think that Congress should begin the process to impeach President Trump, which could lead to his removal from office, or don't you think so?

Yes/ Begin No DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 33 61 6 May 02, 2019 29 66 4 Mar 05, 2019 35 59 7 Dec 19, 2018 35 60 5

17. Do you think that Congress should investigate to determine whether or not to bring impeachment charges against President Trump, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Investigate 48% 8% 84% 52% 44% 52% 44% 37% No 49 90 14 44 53 46 54 61 DK/NA 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Investigate 58% 44% 43% 49% 39% 43% 41% 82% 58% No 38 53 56 48 60 56 58 17 33 DK/NA 4 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 9

TREND: Do you think that Congress should investigate to determine whether or not to bring impeachment charges against President Trump, or don't you think so?

Yes/ Inv No DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 48 49 3 May 02, 2019 47 51 2

18. Regardless of whether or not you think Congress should begin the process to impeach President Trump, do you think that President Trump deserves to be impeached, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Deserves 44% 3% 85% 45% 36% 52% 41% 34% No 50 95 10 45 59 42 53 62 DK/NA 6 2 5 10 5 7 6 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 54% 40% 41% 46% 32% 42% 37% 71% 51% No 41 54 56 46 64 52 58 22 41 DK/NA 5 6 3 8 4 6 5 7 8

19. Do you think that President Trump committed any crimes before he was president, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Committed crimes 57% 16% 90% 64% 54% 60% 53% 49% No 29 64 5 19 29 29 32 37 DK/NA 14 20 5 16 17 11 15 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Committed crimes 73% 57% 50% 53% 50% 52% 51% 78% 66% No 17 32 36 30 34 35 34 18 20 DK/NA 10 12 14 17 16 12 14 5 14

TREND: Do you think that President Trump committed any crimes before he was president, or don't you think so?

Yes/Com- mitted No DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 57 29 14 May 02, 2019 57 28 15 Mar 05, 2019 64 24 13

20. Do you think that President Trump has committed any crimes while he has been president, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Committed crimes 45% 5% 83% 46% 38% 51% 38% 37% No 45 89 9 37 52 38 49 56 DK/NA 10 6 7 17 10 10 13 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Committed crimes 53% 41% 44% 45% 33% 42% 38% 77% 50% No 36 48 49 44 58 47 52 13 40 DK/NA 11 11 7 11 9 10 10 10 9

TREND: Do you think that President Trump has committed any crimes while he has been president, or don't you think so?

Yes/Com- mitted No DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 45 45 10 May 02, 2019 46 46 8 Mar 05, 2019 45 43 12

21. If a political candidate supported impeaching President Trump, would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate, or would it have no impact either way?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 13% 2% 25% 14% 12% 15% 11% 12% Less likely 32 68 6 23 35 29 36 40 No impact 51 28 65 60 50 52 51 46 DK/NA 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 16% 12% 14% 11% 12% 12% 12% 19% 19% Less likely 21 30 39 36 41 36 38 11 28 No impact 58 57 45 49 46 50 48 69 45 DK/NA 6 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 9

22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling the issue of impeachment?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 25% 3% 51% 24% 22% 29% 25% 19% Disapprove 64 94 36 65 71 59 64 73 DK/NA 10 3 12 12 8 12 11 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 23% 26% 22% 31% 18% 25% 22% 44% 26% Disapprove 63 66 71 58 74 63 68 47 60 DK/NA 14 8 7 11 8 11 10 9 14

23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling the issue of impeachment?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 24% 42% 11% 19% 27% 20% 26% 27% Disapprove 59 37 78 63 59 60 59 56 DK/NA 17 20 11 18 14 20 15 17 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 23% 25% 26% 18% 29% 25% 27% 14% 21% Disapprove 54 62 59 63 59 55 57 77 50 DK/NA 23 12 15 19 12 20 16 9 28

24. Do you think that the Mueller report cleared President Trump of any wrongdoing, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Cleared 35% 74% 7% 23% 42% 28% 38% 45% No 55 16 86 63 49 60 56 43 DK/NA 11 10 6 14 9 12 7 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Cleared 25% 35% 42% 32% 46% 36% 41% 11% 32% No 62 55 51 57 44 54 49 81 47 DK/NA 13 11 7 11 9 10 9 8 21

TREND: Do you think that the Mueller report cleared President Trump of any wrongdoing, or don't you think so?

Yes/ Cleared No DK/NA Jun 12, 2019 35 55 11 May 02, 2019 38 51 11

25. Do you think that Attorney General Barr accurately represented the conclusions of the Mueller report to the American public, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Represented 33% 71% 4% 27% 41% 26% 36% 44% No 55 17 87 61 50 60 52 46 HVN'T HRD ENGH(VOL) 4 4 2 5 5 3 4 4 DK/NA 8 8 8 7 5 11 8 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Represented 23% 32% 40% 35% 46% 34% 40% 13% 26% No 61 53 54 56 44 54 49 79 58 HVN'T HRD ENGH(VOL) 7 4 2 1 5 3 4 1 7 DK/NA 10 11 4 8 4 10 7 7 10

26. Do you think that the President of the United States should be able to be charged with a crime while they are in office, or should presidents only be charged with crimes once they have left office?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Able to be charged 69% 52% 83% 68% 62% 74% 66% 65% Charged/Left office 24 35 12 26 29 19 26 26 DK/NA 8 13 5 6 8 7 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Able to be charged 82% 71% 65% 58% 62% 69% 66% 76% 78% Charged/Left office 12 27 25 29 30 23 26 16 12 DK/NA 5 2 10 13 8 8 8 7 10

TREND: Do you think that the President of the United States should be able to be charged with a crime while they are in office, or should presidents only be charged with crimes once they have left office?