Majority of public approves of House decision to begin impeachment inquiry ofthe House of Representatives" decision to % who begin an impeachment inquiry fair and reasonable during the impeachment
The new survey by Pew Research Center, conducted Oct. 1-13 among 3,487 adults, finds that 54% currently approve of the House’s decision to conduct an impeachment inquiry, while 44% disapprove.
Neither party engenders a great deal of confidence that they will be “fair and reasonable” during the impeachment inquiry, the survey finds. About four-in-ten (43%) expect that the Republicans in Congress will be fair in handling the inquiry, while slightly more (47%) say the same about the Democrats in Congress.
Majority of public approves of House  | decision to begin impeachment inquiry  | ofthe House of Representatives" decision to  | % who  | begin an impeachment inquiry  | Disapprove  | Approve  | 44  | 54  | How confident are you that  | in Congress will be  | fair and reasonable during the impeachment  | inquiry? (%)  | Not at all Not too  | Somewhat Very  | Republicans  | 28  | 12 43  | 57  | Democrats  | 52  | 34  | 19  | 47  | Note: No answer responses not shown  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Oct. 1-13, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 