Just under half of Americans think former U.S. President Donald Trump should be convicted in his Senate impeachment trial after the first day of the historic proceedings, according to an Ipsos poll conducted for Reuters released on Wednesday, with opinions split along party lines.
Most respondents in the national online poll – 79% – said they had already made up their minds about conviction before this week, with the rest doing so this week.
The poll found that 71% of respondents said they were paying either “a lot” or “some” attention to the trial, which was triggered by the House of Representatives impeachment of Trump on a charge of inciting insurrection relating to the Jan….
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