As the House ramps up its impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s conversations with Ukraine, half of the American public believes he should be impeached and removed from the Oval Office.

The latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS marks a new high in the network’s polling on the topic and the first time that support for the president’s impeachment and removal has significantly outweighed opposition.

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