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Nearly 60% of US Voters Oppose Impeaching Trump - Poll

© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankUS President Donald Trump before the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires (File photo).
US President Donald Trump before the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires (File photo). - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Most US voters are opposed to launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed.

By a margin of 59 to 35 percent, US voters are opposed to impeaching the president, according to the poll. However, around 58 percent of voters agree that Congress should investigate allegations about Trump's unethical and illegal behaviour.

Rashida Tlaib, Democratic candidate for Michigan's 13th Congressional District, speaks at a rally in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. - Sputnik International
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Many Democratic lawmakers after their party took over the US House of Representatives in January have vowed to begin impeachment proceedings against the president. Although the House can file articles of impeachment, which is akin to an indictment, conviction would require a two-thirds majority vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.

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