Independents souring on impeachment underscores risk for Democrats
By Jonathan Easley - 11/24/19 06:05 AM EST
New public opinion polls are moving against Democrats on impeachment, as independents sour on the House inquiry and increasingly express opposition to the hearings that have consumed Washington in recent weeks.
The new data comes as a surprise to many Democrats, many of whom believe the roster of witnesses have offered damning testimony about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Witnesses have testified that Trump pressed Ukraine’s leaders to conduct investigations of the energy company Burisma Holdings — which was seen as code for probes of former Vice President Biden and his son Hunter, given the younger Biden’s work for the company as a board member.
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