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Politics Impeachment needle not moving as majority of voters oppose removing Trump: polls

21:26  11 december  2019
21:26  11 december  2019 Source:   foxnews.com

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House Democrats Unveil Articles of Impeachment Against Trump House Democrats announced on Tuesday that they would move ahead this week with two articles of impeachment charging President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, as they accused him of violating the Constitution by pressure Ukraine for help in the 2020 election. Speaking from a wood-paneled reception room just off the floor of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and leaders of six key committees said that Mr. Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, and his efforts to block Congress’s attempt to investigate, had left them no choice but to pursue one of the Constitution’s gravest remedies.

But among independent voters , the Monmouth survey indicates by a wide 55-36 percent margin, they oppose impeaching and removing Trump from the presidency. In the Quinnipiac poll , independents oppose the move by a smaller 52-44 percent margin. The impeachment developments, which have

This involved the impeachment vote against Trump , which coincided almost precisely with the moment the polling average began turning Ninety-three percent of Republicans are opposed to convicting Trump and 84% of Democrats favor doing so. Independents are evenly divided, with 49

As the House of Representatives begins drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump, two new national polls indicate a slight majority of Americans still oppose impeaching and removing the Republican president from office.

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“American voters signal they are slightly more inclined not to impeach than to impeach," Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy noted.

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And the surveys – from Quinnipiac and Monmouth University – overall indicate little movement in the minds of Americans on impeachment and on Trump’s approval rating over the past month. This, following dramatic public hearings by the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees that culminated Tuesday with Democrats unveiling impeachment articles alleging Trump abused the power of his office and obstructed the congressional investigation into his alleged wrongdoing.

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Independents opposed impeaching and removing Trump by a 52-44 margin, Quinnipiac’s poll found. The positive poll for Trump came out the same day Quinnipiac surveyed 1,553 registered voters for Tuesday’s poll , which had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points. Content created by The Daily

A Gallup poll shows 93 percent of Republicans oppose a Senate impeachment conviction of Trump and 51 percent of Americans agree. A Gallup poll shows the Republican Party firmly behind President Donald Trump as he faces impeachment , with 93 percent opposed to a Senate

According to the Monmouth poll – which was released Wednesday – 50 percent said the president should not be impeached and removed from office, with 45 percent calling for impeachment and removal from the White House. The numbers are little changed from Monmouth’s November poll, when a 51-44 percent majority opposed impeachment and removal.

“Opinion on impeachment has been rock steady since news of the Ukraine call first broke. Any small shifts we are seeing now are likely to be statistical noise,” Patrick Murray, Monmouth University Polling Institute director, emphasized.

It’s a similar story in the Quinnipiac survey, which was released on Tuesday. By a 51-45 percent margin, Americans opposed impeaching and removing the president, little changed from the school’s late November poll.

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The impeachment of Donald Trump , the 45th president of the United States, was initiated on December 18, 2019, when the House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment on

The poll , conducted Monday and Tuesday, shows that 50 percent of registered voters surveyed would support the Senate’s removing Trump from office, while 43 percent oppose the The new poll is the latest public survey to show plurality or majority support for House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry

The full House of Representatives is expected to vote on the articles of impeachment in the coming days, with a Senate trial likely to be held next month, after the holiday break.

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The president’s facing impeachment over his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he urged Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter over their dealings in the eastern European country. Biden is one of the top Democratic 2020 presidential contenders hoping to challenge Trump in next year’s election. Fueled by whistleblower complaints, a transcript of the call released by the White House, and testimony by witnesses in the inquiry, Democrats say that the president was asking a foreign country to potentially interfere in a U.S. election.

Adding to the controversy was the fact that before that phone call, millions in U.S. military aid to Ukraine was put on hold. Despite allegations that the president was using that money as leverage, Trump has repeatedly insisted that he did nothing wrong. He says there was no "quid pro quo" and has on numerous occasions described his conversation with the Ukrainian leader as “perfect.”

Trump trial 'first' priority in January, says Senate leader

Trump trial 'first' priority in January, says Senate leader The trial of Donald Trump will be the Senate's first priority in January if the U.S. president is impeached, Sen. Mitch McConnell said.The House Judiciary Committee was set to meet beginning Wednesday evening to debate two articles of impeachment that accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his dealings with Ukraine.

The number of registered voters who oppose the impeachment and removal of U.S. President Donald Trump , at 49 percent, is the same Some national polls have shown a steady increase in the number of Americans who support impeaching and removing Trump , but analysts have discredited

In swing states, however, a majority opposes removing Trump from office via impeachment , even as a majority supports moving forward with the impeachment A number of national polls show more Americans want President Donald Trump impeached and removed from office than those who don’t.

Both polls indicate – as expected – a continued vast partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans over impeachment.

  • Slide 1 of 102: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks next to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler(L), Democrat of New York, House Permanent Select Committee and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney(R), Democrat of New York to announce articles of impeachment for US President Donald Trump during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 10, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump during a press conference on Dec. 10.
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    Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., calls on a reporter during a news conference on Dec. 10 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  • Slide 3 of 102: Copy of the Articles of Impeachment, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 in Washington. House Democrats announced they are pushing ahead with two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - charging he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.
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    Copy of the Articles of Impeachment, Dec. 10 in Washington. House Democrats announced they are pushing ahead with two articles of impeachment against President Trump - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - charging he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.
  • Slide 4 of 102: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accompanied by from left, Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters during a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accompanied by from left, Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters on Dec. 10 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Attorney General William Barr adjusts his glasses while speaking to the National Association of Attorneys General on Dec. 10 in Washington.
  • Slide 5 of 102: Attorney General William Barr adjusts his glasses while speaking to the National Association of Attorneys General, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Washington.
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    From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff, unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10.
  • Slide 6 of 102: From left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff, D-Calif., unveil articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left speaks with ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., after the House Judiciary Committee hearing of investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Dec. 9, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing is being held for the Judiciary Committee to formally receive evidence in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, whom Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding they investigate his political rivals. The White House declared it would not participate in the hearing.
  • Slide 7 of 102: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left speaks with ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., after the House Judiciary Committee hearing of investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    A staffer carries out a pasteboard after the end of a public impeachment inquiry hearing on Dec. 9.
  • Slide 8 of 102: A staffer carries out a pasteboard after the end of a public impeachment inquiry hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2019. - The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader.
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    A bust of former House Speaker Nicholas Longworth, R-Ohio, stands behind television news equipment on Dec. 9.
  • Slide 9 of 102: A bust of former House Speaker Nicholas Longworth, R-Ohio, stands behind television news equipment near a hearing room where the House Judiciary Committee is hearing investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) (2nd L) speaks during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 9.
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    U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attends a public impeachment inquiry hearing with the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 9. 
  • Slide 10 of 102: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) (2nd L) speaks during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. The hearing is being held for the Judiciary Committee to formally receive evidence in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, whom Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding they investigate his political rivals. The White House declared it would not participate in the hearing.
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    Rep. Luis Correa, D-Calif., speaks as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative on Dec. 9.
  • Slide 11 of 102: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attends a public impeachment inquiry hearing with the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. The hearing is being held for the Judiciary Committee to formally receive evidence in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, whom Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding they investigate his political rivals. The White House declared it would not participate in the hearing.
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    Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prepares to testify as the House Judiciary Committee receives presentations of evidence in the impeachment inquiry on Dec. 9.
  • Slide 12 of 102: Rep. Luis Correa, D-Calif., speaks as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Republican counsel Ashley Hurt Callen, joined at right by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., questions a witness on Dec. 9.
  • Slide 13 of 102: Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prepares to testify as the House Judiciary Committee receives presentations of evidence in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 9, 2019. - The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader.
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    House Intelligence Committee majority counsel Daniel Goldman (R), and House Judiciary Committee minority counsel Steve Castor are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Dec. 9, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  • Slide 14 of 102: Republican counsel Ashley Hurt Callen, joined at right by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., questions a witness as the House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the findings in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.
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    Republican staff attorney Steve Castor testifies as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, on Dec. 9, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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    A majority of voters oppose impeaching and ousting President Trump from office, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday after Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment against the US president.

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    Majority Counsel Barry Berke testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Dec. 9.
  • Slide 15 of 102: House Intelligence Committee majority counsel Daniel Goldman(R), and House Judiciary Committee minority counsel Steve Castor are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on December 9, 2019, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. - The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Democratic staff attorney Barry Berke speaks as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, on Dec. 9, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  • Slide 16 of 102: Republican staff attorney Steve Castor testifies as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, on Dec. 9, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    The U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds an evidentiary hearing to receive counsel presentations of evidence from the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on, Dec. 9.
  • Slide 17 of 102: Majority Counsel Barry Berke testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on December 9, 2019. - The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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    House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, left, speaks with senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee Rep. Doug Collins during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Dec. 9.

  • Slide 18 of 102: Democratic staff attorney's Barry Berke speaks as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prepares to testify during the hearing on Dec. 9.

  • Slide 19 of 102: The U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds an evidentiary hearing to receive counsel presentations of evidence from the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool
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    A protestor shouts as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry on Dec. 9.

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  • Slide 20 of 102: Rep. Jerry Nadler, Chairman, Judiciary Committee(L) speaks with senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Doug Collins as Barry Berke, Majority Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Daniel Goldman, Majority Counsel on House Intelligence, prepare to testify as the House Judiciary Committee receives presentations of evidence in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 9, 2019. - The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Republican staff attorney Steve Castor, left, and Democratic staff attorney Barry Berke arrive to testify, on Dec. 9.

  • Slide 21 of 102: Stephen Castor, Minority Counsel for House Judiciary and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prepares to testify as the House Judiciary Committee receives presentations of evidence in the impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 9, 2019. - The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A woman walks past the U.S. Capitol dome early in the morning on another day of the continued impeachment inquiry hearings, on Dec. 9.

  • Slide 22 of 102: A protestor speaks out as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement at the Capitol in Washington, on Dec. 5. Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump.

  • Slide 23 of 102: Republican staff attorney Steve Castor, left, and Democratic staff attorney Barry Berke arrive to testify as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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    Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (C) (D-NY) confers with Rep. Doug Collins (R) (R-GA) and majority counsel Norm Eisen (L) during an impeachment hearing where Constitutional scholars Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University, Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina, and Jonathan Turley of George Washington University testified before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 4 in Washington, DC. This is the first hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. The Judiciary Committee will decide whether to draft official articles of impeachment against President Trump to be voted on by the full House of Representatives.
  • Slide 24 of 102: A woman walks past the U.S. Capitol dome early in the morning on another day of the continued impeachment inquiry hearings into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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    House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., center, with members of the committee, speaking during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Trump on Dec. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  • Slide 25 of 102: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    A member of the public uses binoculars to watch the first U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 26 of 102: Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (C) (D-NY) confers with Rep. Doug Collins (R) (R-GA) and majority counsel Norm Eisen (L) during an impeachment hearing where constitutional scholars Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University, Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina, and Jonathan Turley of George Washington University testified before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. This is the first hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. The Judiciary Committee will decide whether to draft official articles of impeachment against President Trump to be voted on by the full House of Representatives.
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    Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat from Texas, holds up copies of the Mueller Report as she questions Constitutional scholars during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 27 of 102: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., center, with members of the committee, speaking during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Scene during the hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 28 of 102: A member of the public uses binoculars to watch the first U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019.
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    News photographers and members of the committee look towards the witnesses during the first U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 29 of 102: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, holds up copies of the Mueller Report as she questions constitutional scholars during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 4, 2019. - The next phase of impeachment begun December 4 in the US Congress, as lawmakers weigh charges against Donald Trump, after the high-stakes inquiry into the president detailed
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    Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, and Representative Martha Roby, Republican of Alabama, attend a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Dec. 4.
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    A U.S. Capitol police officer watches from in front of a video monitor displaying part of the call record of President Trump's phone call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the House Judiciary Committee holds their first hearing on the impeachment inquiry on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 31 of 102: News photographers and members of the committee look towards the witnesses during the first U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019.
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    Constitutional law experts University of North Carolina Law School professor Michael Gerhardt, left, talks with George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley as they arrive to testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Dec. 4, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  • Slide 32 of 102: Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, and Representative Martha Roby, Republican of Alabama, attend a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 4, 2019. - The next phase of impeachment begun December 4 in the US Congress, as lawmakers weigh charges against Donald Trump, after the high-stakes inquiry into the president detailed
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    Pamela Karlan, professor of Public Interest Law and co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law School, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 33 of 102: A U.S. Capitol police officer watches from in front of a video monitor displaying part of the call record of U.S. President Donald Trump's phone call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the House Judiciary Committee holds their first hearing on the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019.
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    A television monitor displays a quote as constitutional law experts testify during a hearing in Washington, on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 34 of 102: Constitutional law experts University of North Carolina Law School professor Michael Gerhardt, left, talks with George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley as they arrive to testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    From left, Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan Turley are sworn in before testifying during a hearing in Washington, on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 35 of 102: Pamela Karlan, professor of Public Interest Law and co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law School, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019.
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    Jennifer Fisher, center, and Cathy Marino-Thomas, left, both of New York City, wait in line to attend a hearing, in Washington, on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 36 of 102: A television monitor displays a quote as constitutional law experts testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Prof. Jonathan Turley listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 37 of 102: From left, Constitutional law experts, Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman, Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan, University of North Carolina Law School professor Michael Gerhardt and George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley are sworn in before testifying during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
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    Republican ranking member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) speaks to an aide as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) looks on in Washington, on Dec. 4.
  • Slide 38 of 102: Jennifer Fisher, center, and Cathy Marino-Thomas, left, both of New York City, wait in line to attend a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as the panel consider whether there are constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
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    Constitutional scholar Noah Feldman of Harvard University testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 4 in Washington, DC.
  • Slide 39 of 102: Prof. Jonathan Turley listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment of US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 4, 2019.
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    The 300 page Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report is seen after being released by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Dec. 3 in Washington. The House released a sweeping impeachment report outlining evidence of what it calls Trump’s wrongdoing toward Ukraine. The findings will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th President should be removed from office.
  • Slide 40 of 102: Republican ranking member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) speaks to an aide as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) looks on during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment Inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019.
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    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) addresses Capitol Hill reporters ahead of a committee vote on its findings in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Dec. 3.
  • Slide 41 of 102: Constitutional scholar Noah Feldman of Harvard University testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 4, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addresses Capitol Hill reporters after the Senate Republicans policy lunch on Dec. 3 in Washington.
  • Slide 42 of 102: The 300 page Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report is seen after being released by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019.
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    The report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is photographed on Dec. 3 in Washington. 
  • Slide 43 of 102: U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) addresses Capitol Hill reporters ahead of a committee vote on its findings in the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019.
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    Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is followed by reporters as he walks on Capitol Hill on Dec. 3 in Washington.
  • Slide 44 of 102: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addresses Capitol Hill reporters after the Senate Republicans policy lunch in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019.
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    The Capitol is seen on Dec. 2, as lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving recess. The House impeachment Report on President Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House's declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing.
  • Slide 45 of 102: The report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is photographed in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The House released a sweeping impeachment report outlining evidence of what it calls Trump’s wrongdoing toward Ukraine. The findings will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th president should be removed from office.
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    Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia on the National Security Council, departs after testifying at a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 46 of 102: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is followed by reporters as he walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.
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    David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, leaves after testifying, on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 47 of 102: The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, as lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving recess. The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House's declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing.
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    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., with committee staffer Daniel Noble at left, concludes a week of public impeachment hearings, on Nov. 21. 
  • Slide 48 of 102: Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia on the National Security Council, departs after testifying at a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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    U.S. Representative Denny Heck (D-WA) directs a question to Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia, on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 49 of 102: David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, leaves after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    A photo of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is displayed on a monitor as former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 50 of 102: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., with committee staffer Daniel Noble at left, concludes a week of public impeachment hearings on President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    U.S. Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) questions witnesses, on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 51 of 102: U.S. Representative Denny Heck (D-WA) directs a question to Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia, National Security Council, during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 21, 2019. Bill O'Leary/Pool via REUTERS
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    Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., is seen in the audience during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, on Nov. 21.

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  • Slide 52 of 102: A photo of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is displayed on a monitor as former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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    Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill sits next to David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, before testifying on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 53 of 102: U.S. Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) questions witnesses during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 21, 2019. Andrew Harrer/Pool via REUTERS
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    Ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) makes an opening statement as Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) listens before testimony by Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, an official from the American embassy in Ukraine, before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 54 of 102: UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 21: Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., is seen in the audience during the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump in Longworth Building on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Fiona Hill, former National Security Council Russia adviser, and David Holmes, counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, testified. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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    Fiona Hill testifies on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 55 of 102: Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, arrive to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    David Holmes testifies on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 56 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) makes an opening statement as Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) listens before testimony by Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, an official from the American embassy in Ukraine, before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fifth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals.
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    Fiona Hill, left, and David Holmes, are sworn in to testify on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 57 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fifth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals and the unfounded conspiracy theory that Ukrainians, not Russians, were behind the 2016 computer hacking of the Democratic National Committee.
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    David Holmes, arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 58 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: David Holmes, an official from the American Embassy in Ukraine, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fifth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals.
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    Fiona Hill arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 21.
  • Slide 59 of 102: Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, left, and David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale testifies during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 60 of 102: David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    Laura Cooper (R), deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, and David Hale (L), under secretary of state for political affairs, are sworn in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 61 of 102: Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, and State Department official David Hale, left, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 62 of 102: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale testifies before the House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 20, 2019.
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    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, right, and State Department official David Hale, arrive to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on, Nov. 20.
  • Slide 63 of 102: Laura Cooper (R), deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, and David Hale (L), under secretary of state for political affairs, are sworn in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 20, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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    U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland leaves the Longworth House Office Building after testifying during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 64 of 102: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, and State Department official David Hale, right, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
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    Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) questions Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, during testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 65 of 102: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper, right, and State Department official David Hale, arrive to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019,
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    Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) questions Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, during a House Intelligence Committee, on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 66 of 102: UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 20: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland leaves the Longworth House Office Building after testifying during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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    Members of the audience applaud after Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, testified before the House Intelligence Committee, on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 67 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) questions Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, during testimony before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fourth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals and the unfounded conspiracy theory that Ukrainians, not Russians, were behind the 2016 computer hacking of the Democratic National Committee. (Photo by Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images)
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    Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) questions Gordon Sondland, US Ambassador to the European Union, during a House Intelligence Committee, on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 68 of 102: U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) questions Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2019. Samuel Corum/Pool via REUTERS
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    President Donald Trump holds his notes while speaking to the media before departing from the White House on Nov. 20, in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the impeachment inquiry hearings currently taking place on Capitol Hill.
  • Slide 69 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Members of the audience applaud after Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, testified before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fourth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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    Ambassador Gordon Sondland, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 70 of 102: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) questions Gordon Sondland, US Ambassador to the European Union, during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019. Samuel Corum/Pool via Reuters
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    Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, questions Ambassador Gordon Sondland as he testifies on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 71 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump holds his notes while speaking to the media before departing from the White House on November 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the impeachment inquiry hearings currently taking place on Capitol Hill.
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    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to reporters during a break in the testimony by Ambassador Gordon Sondland on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 72 of 102: WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Gordon Sondland, the U.S ambassador to the European Union, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony during the fourth day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom House Democrats say held back U.S. military aid for Ukraine while demanding it investigate his political rivals.
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    Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee Democrats, left, questions U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as he testifies before the Committee on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 73 of 102: Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, questions U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. Steve Castor, left, the Republican staff attorney.
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    Ambassador Gordon Sondland, appears before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill during the House impeachment inquiry hearings on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 74 of 102: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to reporters during a break in the testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019.
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    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Ambassador Gordon Sondland as he testifies before the Committee on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 75 of 102: Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee Democrats, left, questions U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, and as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., looks on.
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    From left, Steve Castor, the Republican staff attorney, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, listen as Ambassador Gordon Sondland testifies on Nov. 20.      
  • Slide 76 of 102: Ambassador Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union appears before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill during the House impeachment inquiry hearings in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019.
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    A photographer covers a House Intelligence Committee hearing featuring witness Ambassador Gordon Sondland on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 77 of 102: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, as ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes of Calif., looks on.
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    Ambassador Gordon Sondland takes his seat to testify before a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 78 of 102: From left, Steve Castor, the Republican staff attorney, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, listen as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    Sondland speaks with his lawyer Robert Luskin as he testifies on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 79 of 102: A photographer covers a House Intelligence Committee hearing featuring witness U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019.
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    Sondland is sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 80 of 102: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland takes his seat to testify before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019.
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    Sondland, right, walks to the hearing room on Nov. 20.
  • Slide 81 of 102: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland speaks with his lawyer Robert Luskin as he testifies before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019.
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    Ambassador Kurt Volker, left, former special envoy to Ukraine, testifies during a public impeachment hearing on Nov. 19.

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  • Slide 82 of 102: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, listen as Ambassador Kurt Volker (not pictured) testifies before the House Intelligence Committee, on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 83 of 102: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, right, walks to the hearing room to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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    Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, questions Ambassador Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council (not pictured), as they testify on Nov. 19.

  • Slide 84 of 102: Ambassador Kurt Volker, left, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions Ambassador Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 85 of 102: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, listen as Ambassador Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) listens during a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee hearing, on Nov. 19.

  • Slide 86 of 102: Republican Representative from Ohio Mike Turner questions former US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker and former Senior Director for Europe and Russia at the National Security Council Tim Morrison during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald J. Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 19 November 2019. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS
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    Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council speaks as former US Special Envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, looks on during the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Nov. 19.

  • Slide 87 of 102: Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions Ambassador Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
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    Ambassador Kurt Volker, left, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 19.

  • Slide 88 of 102: Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) sits next to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) at a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 19, 1019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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    Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, leaves the Longworth building after testifying during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 89 of 102: Tim Morrison, the top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump's National Security Council speaks as Former US Special Envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, looks on during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019. - President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday in the House of Representatives. (Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
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    U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, departs following the hearing on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 90 of 102: Ambassador Kurt Volker, left, former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former official at the National Security Council are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, uses a poster of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he questions National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (not pictured) on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 91 of 102: Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, leaves the Longworth building after testifying during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019.
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    Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (not pictured) on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 92 of 102: U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, departs following a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 19, 2019.
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    Reporters listen during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 93 of 102: Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, uses a poster of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he questions National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019,
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    People in the audience listen as Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (not pictured) testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 94 of 102: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019,
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    National Security Council Ukraine expert Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman testifies during the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 95 of 102: Reporters listen during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019.
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    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., gives his opening remarks as Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, testify on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 96 of 102: People in the audience listen as Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019,
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    A quote is displayed on a monitor as Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (not pictured) testify on Nov. 19

  • Slide 97 of 102: National Security Council Ukraine expert Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman(C) testifies during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019. - President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday in the House of Representatives. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, testifies during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 98 of 102: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., gives his opening remarks as Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, testify before the House Intelligence Committee as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2019. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS - RC2FED9VG1EA
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    Ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes talks with minority legal counsel Steve Castor during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald J. Trump, on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 99 of 102: A screen is seen while National Security Council Ukraine expert Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence testify during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019. - President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday in the House of Representatives. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, are sworn in before they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19.
  • Slide 100 of 102: Jennifer Williams(2ndL), an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, testifies during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019. - President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday in the House of Representatives. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 101 of 102: Ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes (L) talks with minority legal counsel Steve Castor (R) during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald J. Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 19, 2019. - President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday in the House of Representatives. (Photo by SHAWN THEW / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 102 of 102: Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, are sworn in before they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. Attorney Michael Volkov is seated, right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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But among independent voters, the Monmouth survey indicates by a wide 55-36 percent margin, they oppose impeaching and removing Trump from the presidency. In the Quinnipiac poll, independents oppose the move by a smaller 52-44 percent margin.

The impeachment developments, which have dominated headlines in the media the past couple of months, appear to have had little impact on Trump’s approval rating – a key indicator of a president’s clout and standing.

Trump stands at 43 percent approval and 50 percent disapproval in the new Monmouth poll, which is little changed from his 43-51 percent standing last month.

The president registers at 41 percent approval and 55 percent disapproval in the Quinnipiac survey, close to his 40-54 percent standing in late November.

The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted Dec. 4-9, with 1,553 self-identified registered voters nationwide questioned by live telephone operators. The survey’s overall margin of error is 2.5 percentage points.

The Monmouth University poll was conducted Dec. 4-8, with 903 adults nationwide questioned by live telephone operators. The survey's margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

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