Now That Mueller Is Done, Democrats Face a Dilemma on Impeaching Trump
- Polls show U.S. public wary of Congress acting to remove Trump
- Party leaders have tried to quell impeachment talk in House
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Democrats uniformly called for the public release of Robert Mueller’s report, but that unity will be tested as they weigh whether the special counsel’s findings should be used to pursue an impeachment of President Donald Trump.
It’s a quandary for party leaders. There’s a hunger for impeachment among many Democratic voters who believe it is merited regardless of the contents of the Mueller report. But the effort could backfire as polls show the wider U.S. public isn’t sold on the idea.