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Continued from Front dence or testimony pre- should be convicted and
Linda Valenzuela, 46, of Las sented in the trial. removed. Overall, con-
Cruces, New Mexico, leans Perry, who cast her first-ev- fidence in the Senate to
Democrat and said she is er ballot in the presidential conduct a fair trial of the
certain that Trump acted election in 2016 for Trump, president is limited, though
unlawfully in pressuring said her opinion of the pres- Republicans are more likely
Ukraine's leader, Volody- ident is shaped by how he's than Democrats to say it
myr Zelenskiy, to investi- handled the economy. The will be a fair trial. A slim ma-
gate activities by former national unemployment jority of Republicans think
Vice President Joe Biden, rate is 3.5% and has been Trump has done nothing
a Trump political rival, and hovering near a 50-year- wrong in his interactions
his son Hunter in the Eastern low for months. with Ukraine's president,
European nation. "This is a person who has though that share has de-
But Valenzuela also said helped our country, I think, clined slightly from an AP- In this image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief
Justice John Roberts speaks during the impeachment trial
that it is "not at all likely" more than any president NORC poll in October — against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol
that she will hear anything has," Perry said. "He's done 64% then compared with in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.
from Trump's defense team so much for us. Our econ- 54% now. Roughly another Associated Press
during the trial that would omy is flourishing again for third now think Trump did
change her mind about the first time in many years. something unethical but gress for actions related to can from Millville, New Jer-
the president. There are 'help wanted' not illegal, while just about his decision to temporarily sey. He said he approves of
"I know what he did was signs everywhere you go 1 in 10 thinks he did some- withhold nearly $400 million the level of cooperation of-
not legal," she said. now. Our country is getting thing illegal. By compari- in military aid to Ukraine fered by the administration.
Similarly, Jackie Perry, 59, back up again. That to me son, roughly three-quarters last year. Democrats con- Democrats "are on a fish-
a Republican from Carroll- is the important thing." of Democrats say Trump tend that move was made ing expedition," he said. "It
ton, Georgia, said that she About 8 in 10 Republicans did something illegal in his to push Zelenskiy to target feels like they started with
was certain that Trump had think the Senate should not interactions with Zelenskiy Hunter Biden for criminal a guilty verdict and are in
acted within the law. She convict and remove Trump Democrats brought articles investigation. The younger search of a crime."
said she could not envi- from office, compared with of impeachment against Biden had served on the One question there's wide-
sion her position on Trump roughly the same share of Trump for abuse of power board of a Ukrainian en- spread agreement on:
changing because of evi- Democrats who say Trump and obstruction of Con- ergy company. Officials Trump should allow top
in Ukraine have said they aides to appear as witness-
have found no wrongdoing es at the trial. About 7 in 10
in Hunter Biden's service on said so, including majorities
the board. of Republicans and Demo-
To Chester Trahan, Trump crats.
has "used the United States Trump repeated Wednes-
government's mechanism day that he would like to
for his own personal benefit have his top advisers tes-
as opposed to benefit of tify, but said it could create
the United States of Ameri- national security concerns.
ca." The 80-year-old Demo- Jay Sekulow, a Trump per-
crat from Palm Coast, Flori- sonal attorney serving on
da, added: "He has more or his impeachment team, ar-
less blackmailed an ally to gues that Trump's commu-
get something he wants." nications with his advisers
Trump's approval rating has are privileged information.
remained within the narrow "The administration is not
range it has consistently cooperating at all," said
occupied throughout his Andrew Collins, 31, Demo-
presidency. The new poll cratic-leaning resident of
shows 41% approve of his Gainesville, Florida. He said
performance, similar to Trump "should be mandat-
what it was in December ed have his aides appear
and throughout the fall. as witnesses. What kind of
About half of Americans world do we live in that we
think Trump's administration can't hear from witnesses
is cooperating too little with to a crime?"
the trial, while about 4 in 10 Perry, the Republican Trump
think the level of coopera- supporter from Georgia,
tion is about right. said she, too, thought that
"Everything that the Demo- top advisers should testify
crats have done has been but for a different reason:
without basis or merit," said They hold the keys to exon-
Robert Feller, 67, a Republi- erating the president.q