May 2, 2019 - U.S. Voters Still Say 2-1 Trump Committed Crime, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Oppose Impeachment 2-1

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American voters say 57 - 28 percent that Donald Trump committed crimes before he became president, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.





This compares to results of a March 5 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pe-ack) University National Poll, before release of the Mueller Report, in which voters said 64 - 24 percent that President Trump committed crimes before he was elected.





In today's survey, 46 percent of voters say Trump committed crimes since he became president and 46 percent say he did not commit crimes.





But American voters say 66 - 29 percent that Congress should not begin impeachment of President Trump. Democrats support impeachment 56 - 38 percent. Opposition to impeachment is 95 - 4 percent among Republicans and 70 - 27 percent among independent voters.





Investigating Trump distracts Congress from other national issues, 53 percent of voters say, while 43 percent say Congress can investigate Trump and work on other national issues at the same time.





Special Counsel Robert Mueller conducted a fair investigation, voters say 72 - 18 percent, including 65 - 25 percent among Republicans.





Voters say 51 - 38 percent that the Mueller Report did not clear President Trump of any wrongdoing.





American voters also say 54 - 42 percent that Trump "attempted to derail or obstruct the investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election."





"No. The Mueller Report did not clear President Trump, American voters say," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"Yes. The President tried to thwart the investigation.





"But should impeachment proceed?





"The resounding 'no' from voters says Americans want to move on."





American voters give President Trump a negative 41 - 55 percent job approval rating, compared to a negative 38 - 55 percent rating March 5, before the release of the Mueller Report. Today, there is a wide gender gap as women disapprove 62 - 34 percent while men are divided, with 48 percent approving and 46 percent disapproving.





Trump and the Media





The news media is an important part of democracy, 66 percent of American voters say, while 23 percent say the media is the "enemy of the people." Republicans say 49 - 36 percent that the news media is the enemy of the people. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group says the media is an important part of democracy.





By 52 - 35 percent, voters trust the media more than Trump to tell the truth about important issues. Republicans trust Trump more than the media 82 - 9 percent. Trusting the media more are Democrats 92 - 2 percent and independent voters 54 - 29 percent.





U.S. Supreme Court





The U.S. Supreme Court is too influenced by politics, voters say 59 - 35 percent. Republicans are divided as 44 percent say the Supreme Court is too influenced by politics and 49 percent say it is not. Every other listed group says the Supreme Court is too influenced by politics.





Voters say 81 - 15 percent that the process of confirming Supreme Court justices is too political. Every listed group agrees by wide margins.





Employers should not be allowed to fire someone based on their sexual orientation or sexual identity, American voters say 92 - 6 percent.





Adding a question to the 2020 U.S. Census asking census participants if they are U.S. citizens is a good idea, American voters say 48 - 33 percent.





From April 26 - 29, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,044 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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12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 41% 88% 3% 37% 48% 34% 44% 53% Disapprove 55 9 96 55 46 62 53 42 DK/NA 5 2 1 8 6 3 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 35% 39% 45% 42% 54% 43% 48% 8% 33% Disapprove 57 57 53 54 39 55 48 87 63 DK/NA 7 4 3 3 6 3 4 6 4

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

App Dis DK/NA May 02, 2019 41 55 5 Mar 26, 2019 39 55 5 Mar 05, 2019 38 55 6 Jan 29, 2019 38 57 5 Jan 15, 2019 41 55 3 Dec 19, 2018 39 52 8 Nov 20, 2018 41 54 6 Oct 02, 2018 41 53 6 Sep 10, 2018 38 54 8 Aug 14, 2018 41 54 5

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12a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q12) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 30% 75% 1% 20% 35% 26% 33% 41% Approve smwht 10 12 2 16 13 8 10 11 Disapprove smwht 8 5 7 11 9 7 7 7 Disapprove strongly 46 4 89 44 37 55 46 34 DK/NA 6 3 1 9 7 4 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 15% 30% 36% 34% 41% 33% 36% 3% 23% Approve smwht 20 9 8 7 13 9 11 5 10 Disapprove smwht 13 7 6 5 7 7 7 13 9 Disapprove strongly 42 49 47 49 32 48 40 72 54 DK/NA 9 4 3 5 7 4 5 7 4

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

APPROVE...... DISAPPROVE..... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA May 02, 2019 30 10 8 46 6 Mar 26, 2019 28 11 8 47 6 Mar 05, 2019 28 9 9 46 8 Jan 29, 2019 29 9 6 50 5 Jan 15, 2019 33 8 5 50 4 Dec 19, 2018 31 8 7 46 8 Nov 20, 2018 31 9 6 47 7 Oct 02, 2018 31 10 6 46 7 Sep 10, 2018 27 10 6 48 9 Aug 14, 2018 30 10 6 48 6

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13. Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Trump 35% 82% 2% 29% 40% 31% 38% 49% News media 52 9 92 54 46 57 50 41 DK/NA 13 10 6 16 14 12 12 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Trump 25% 37% 39% 38% 46% 41% 43% 9% 22% News media 58 52 49 52 39 51 45 74 59 DK/NA 17 11 12 10 15 8 12 17 20

TREND: Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media?

News Trump Media DK/NA May 02, 2019 35 52 13 Nov 21, 2018 34 54 12 Sep 12, 2018 30 54 16 Jul 25, 2018 34 54 12 Jun 20, 2018 36 53 11 Apr 26, 2018 37 53 10 Nov 14, 2017 34 54 12 Oct 12, 2017 37 52 11 Aug 23, 2017 36 54 10 Aug 16, 2017 37 55 9

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14. Which comes closer to your point of view: the news media is the enemy of the people, or the news media is an important part of democracy?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Enemy of the people 23% 49% 4% 19% 26% 21% 20% 32% Part of democracy 66 36 92 70 62 70 70 56 NEITHER(VOL) 6 7 2 6 7 4 6 5 DK/NA 5 9 2 5 5 6 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enemy of the people 20% 28% 22% 22% 28% 24% 26% 15% 18% Part of democracy 66 60 68 71 59 67 63 76 69 NEITHER(VOL) 6 7 6 3 7 4 5 5 8 DK/NA 8 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 5

TREND: Which comes closer to your point of view: the news media is the enemy of the people, or the news media is an important part of democracy?

Impt Enemy Part NEITHER DK/NA May 02, 2019 23 66 6 5 Nov 21, 2018 21 69 3 6 Sep 12, 2018 21 69 5 6 Aug 14, 2018 26 65 4 6 Jul 25, 2018 21 71 3 4 Jun 20, 2018 23 65 6 6 Apr 26, 2018 22 66 4 8

15. Which comes closer to your point of view: Congress can investigate President Trump and work on other national issues at the same time, or the investigation into President Trump is distracting Congress from other national issues?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Work at same time 43% 9% 75% 41% 37% 48% 41% 32% Distracting 53 88 22 55 58 49 57 63 DK/NA 4 3 2 4 5 3 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Work at same time 44% 47% 41% 42% 32% 40% 36% 66% 55% Distracting 51 48 57 54 63 57 60 27 41 DK/NA 5 4 2 4 5 2 4 7 4

TREND: Which comes closer to your point of view: Congress can investigate President Trump and work on other national issues at the same time, or the investigation into President Trump is distracting Congress from other national issues?

WrkSame Distr- Time acting DK/NA May 02, 2019 43 53 4 Mar 05, 2019 46 49 4

16. Do you think that President Trump believes he is above the law, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Above law 56% 15% 95% 56% 47% 63% 53% 47% No 41 81 4 41 50 33 43 51 DK/NA 3 4 1 4 3 4 4 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Above law 60% 58% 53% 55% 43% 56% 50% 82% 60% No 37 40 44 41 53 41 47 16 35 DK/NA 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 5

TREND: Do you think that President Trump believes he is above the law, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 02, 2019 56 41 3 Dec 12, 2017 61 36 3 Aug 17, 2017 59 40 2 Aug 02, 2017 60 36 4

24. Do you think that Supreme Court Justices are too influenced by politics, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Too influenced 59% 44% 74% 57% 57% 61% 53% 57% No 35 49 21 37 38 32 41 37 DK/NA 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Too influenced 70% 60% 57% 51% 51% 58% 55% 74% 66% No 25 34 39 40 42 36 39 19 34 DK/NA 5 6 4 9 7 6 7 7 -

25. Do you think that the process of confirming Supreme Court Justices is too political, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Too political 81% 74% 85% 85% 82% 79% 83% 77% No 15 19 13 13 15 15 12 19 DK/NA 4 7 2 2 2 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Too political 74% 85% 81% 82% 82% 79% 80% 84% 80% No 20 12 17 13 15 16 15 13 19 DK/NA 5 3 2 5 3 6 4 3 2

26. Do you think employers should be allowed to fire someone based on their sexual orientation or sexual identity, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Allowed 6% 12% 1% 5% 8% 4% 5% 8% No 92 83 98 94 89 95 93 89 DK/NA 2 4 - 1 3 1 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Allowed 7% 7% 6% 5% 8% 5% 7% 4% 3% No 92 90 93 93 88 94 91 92 96 DK/NA 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 4 1

27. As you may know, the U.S. Census attempts to count all people living in the United States, whether they are citizens or not and whether they are in the U.S. legally or not. Right now, the federal government is planning to add a question to the 2020 Census asking whether or not the person participating in the census is a citizen of the United States. Do you think adding a citizenship question to the census is a good idea or a bad idea, or haven't you heard enough about it?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 48% 82% 20% 47% 56% 41% 48% 60% Bad idea 33 7 58 33 29 37 36 23 Haven't hrd enough 17 9 20 19 14 20 14 16 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 40% 47% 53% 51% 64% 45% 54% 27% 34% Bad idea 29 35 34 34 25 34 30 47 42 Haven't hrd enough 30 15 12 12 10 19 15 22 24 DK/NA - 3 - 2 1 2 2 4 -

28. 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 29% 4% 56% 27% 25% 33% 22% 25% No 66 95 38 70 72 61 74 71 DK/NA 4 1 6 3 3 6 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Begin process 38% 34% 23% 27% 21% 25% 23% 57% 42% No 59 61 75 67 75 70 72 38 57 DK/NA 3 5 3 7 3 5 4 5 2

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 May 02, 2019 29 66 4 Mar 05, 2019 35 59 7 Dec 19, 2018 35 60 5

29. 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 47% 8% 84% 45% 41% 52% 45% 32% No 51 90 15 53 57 46 53 65 DK/NA 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Investigate 51% 52% 42% 45% 35% 42% 39% 77% 57% No 47 47 57 51 62 56 59 22 42 DK/NA 2 1 1 5 2 3 3 1 1

30. 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% 17% 91% 60% 50% 63% 56% 44% No 28 60 5 22 34 23 27 37 DK/NA 15 23 4 18 16 14 17 19 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Committed crimes 62% 63% 55% 52% 45% 55% 50% 86% 67% No 30 26 28 27 36 29 32 12 23 DK/NA 9 11 17 21 20 16 18 2 10

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 May 02, 2019 57 28 15 Mar 05, 2019 64 24 13

31. 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 46% 7% 82% 47% 39% 53% 43% 35% No 46 88 10 45 54 39 47 60 DK/NA 8 4 9 8 7 8 10 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Committed crimes 48% 50% 45% 45% 32% 45% 39% 75% 61% No 43 44 50 47 60 48 53 21 29 DK/NA 9 6 6 8 8 7 8 5 10

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 May 02, 2019 46 46 8 Mar 05, 2019 45 43 12

32. As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he conducted a fair investigation into this matter, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Fair 72% 65% 77% 78% 73% 71% 80% 71% No 18 25 14 14 20 16 15 16 DK/NA 10 10 9 8 7 12 6 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Fair 68% 71% 76% 71% 75% 76% 75% 62% 65% No 18 21 18 16 18 13 15 28 21 DK/NA 15 9 6 13 7 11 9 10 14

TREND: As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he conducted a fair investigation into this matter, or not? (Note: Prior to March 26, 2019, "is conducting")

Yes/ Fair No DK/NA May 02, 2019 72 18 10 Mar 26, 2019 55 26 19 Mar 05, 2019 54 27 19 Dec 19, 2018 48 38 13 Nov 20, 2018 56 28 16 Sep 10, 2018 55 32 13 Aug 14, 2018 51 33 16 Jul 24, 2018 55 31 13 Jun 08, 2018 50 35 15 Apr 26, 2018 54 31 15

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33. 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 38% 76% 11% 34% 46% 32% 39% 46% No 51 16 83 52 46 56 51 42 DK/NA 11 8 6 13 8 13 10 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Cleared 36% 36% 40% 40% 49% 36% 42% 21% 36% No 46 54 53 52 41 52 47 71 52 DK/NA 18 10 7 8 9 12 11 7 11

34. Do you believe that President Trump has attempted to derail or obstruct the investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Attempted 54% 11% 93% 56% 46% 61% 52% 39% No 42 85 5 40 51 33 44 54 DK/NA 4 4 2 4 3 5 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Attempted 58% 56% 51% 53% 40% 51% 46% 87% 66% No 38 40 44 43 56 42 49 11 33 DK/NA 4 4 5 4 4 7 5 2 1

TREND: Do you believe that President Trump has attempted to derail or obstruct the investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election, or not?