Donald Trump had been rolling along in 40% to 43% approval range up to the Mueller Report throw down….
This first poll to come out after the report has a 3% to 6% drop from Trump’s approval numbers in most polls to 37%….
There will be more polls out to check on this and we’ll see if the drop sticks, which could have political and legal repercussions for Trump….
The poll came after Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of Mueller’s more than 400-page report to Congress and the public on Thursday morning.
Mueller declined to take a position in his report on whether Trump obstructed justice with the probe, though the document details 10 instances of potential obstruction of justice involving Trump. He concluded in his report that “multiple acts by the President that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations.”
According to the poll, 50 percent of adults said they believed that “Trump or someone from his campaign worked with Russia to influence the 2016 election,” while 58 percent surveyed said they thought Trump “tried to stop investigations into Russian influence on his administration.”
The survey found that Americans remain divided over whether they think Trump should be impeached. Forty percent if those polled said Trump should be ousted while 42 percent said the House should not begin impeachment proceedings.
The poll’s findings showed sharp divisions along partisan lines, with Democrats responding more critically of Trump than Republicans…..
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