Majority oppose convicting and removing Trump as impeachment trial set to start: Poll

Most people do not want to see President Trump convicted during the Senate impeachment trial, according to a new Gallup poll.

More than half of respondents reported that they did not want Trump removed from office, with 51% opposing conviction and 46% supporting the president’s removal. Democratic respondents were more likely to support convicting Trump, with 86% supporting his removal. Independents were split on the issue. Forty-nine percent of independents supported conviction, while 46% opposed his removal. Just 7% of Republican respondents supported convicting Trump.