Chuck Todd: Just 30% of Democrats, 19% of Independents and 3% of Republicans Say There’s Enough Evidence to Begin Impeachment Hearings

>>> Good Sunday morning When ░░░░░░░░ comes to how Americans ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller investigation perhaps ░░░░░░░░ longtime NBC News democratic ░░░░░░░░ Peter hart put it ░░░░░░░░ it s a hung ░░░░░░░░ People say President Trump ░░░░░░░░ not guilty but he ░░░░░░░░ not innocent either In ░░░░░░░░ NBC News Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ poll 49 of Americans ░░░░░░░░ Congress should begin impeachment ░░░░░░░░ now or keep investigating ░░░░░░░░ see if impeachment is ░░░░░░░░ in the future While ░░░░░░░░ almost equal 48 say ░░░░░░░░ impeachment hearing should be ░░░░░░░░ at all As you ░░░░░░░░ imagine Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ their impressions of the ░░░░░░░░ report in starkly different ░░░░░░░░ interviews Democrats mostly Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the other hand sound ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump witch hunt ░░░░░░░░ collusion and president are ░░░░░░░░ most commonly used words ░░░░░░░░ independents Russia As for ░░░░░░░░ Trump his approval rating ░░░░░░░░ right where it s ░░░░░░░░ 46 approve of his ░░░░░░░░ that s up three ░░░░░░░░ from last month 51 ░░░░░░░░ Look at this Over ░░░░░░░░ past 11 months Mr ░░░░░░░░ s approval rating in ░░░░░░░░ poll has sat consistently ░░░░░░░░ 43 and 46 In ░░░░░░░░ for all of the ░░░░░░░░ Mueller headlines presidential tweets ░░░░░░░░ congressional hearings Americans have ░░░░░░░░ right where they started ░░░░░░░░ this president the clinging ░░░░░░░░ their established point of ░░░░░░░░ about him All of ░░░░░░░░ has left Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ 18 to 21 presidential ░░░░░░░░ depending on who is ░░░░░░░░ the counting asking the ░░░░░░░░ question Robert Redford ask ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ movie The candidate What ░░░░░░░░ we do now It ░░░░░░░░ important that the house ░░░░░░░░ up to its constitutional ░░░░░░░░ and start impeachment proceedings ░░░░░░░░ is never off the ░░░░░░░░ but should we start ░░░░░░░░ I don t agree ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats remain divided ░░░░░░░░ whether and when to ░░░░░░░░ impeachment proceedings We must ░░░░░░░░ behind the House of ░░░░░░░░ as they pursue impeachment ░░░░░░░░ this president The idea ░░░░░░░░ us pursuing impeachment when ░░░░░░░░ know it is a ░░░░░░░░ step process makes no ░░░░░░░░ at all In a ░░░░░░░░ NBC News Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ poll just 30 of ░░░░░░░░ 19 of independents and ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans say there ░░░░░░░░ enough evidence to begin ░░░░░░░░ hearings now A full ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats say Congress ░░░░░░░░ continue investigating to see ░░░░░░░░ there is enough evidence ░░░░░░░░ hold hearings down the ░░░░░░░░ And top Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ The path of investigation ░░░░░░░░ to do the investigation ░░░░░░░░ You got to investigate ░░░░░░░░ s reason to dpurgt ░░░░░░░░ it But it s ░░░░░░░░ clear how long House ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi can hold ░░░░░░░░ her members And I ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ you did you elect ░░░░░░░░ king or did you ░░░░░░░░ a president For now ░░░░░░░░ have found a common ░░░░░░░░ in Attorney General Bill ░░░░░░░░ I do think he ░░░░░░░░ resign He should resign ░░░░░░░░ you think the attorney ░░░░░░░░ should resign Yes I ░░░░░░░░ That s after this ░░░░░░░░ last month when Barr ░░░░░░░░ asked about reports that ░░░░░░░░ special counsel s team ░░░░░░░░ frustrated with how he ░░░░░░░░ described their findings Do ░░░░░░░░ know what they re ░░░░░░░░ with that No I ░░░░░░░░ t I think I ░░░░░░░░ I suspect that they ░░░░░░░░ wanted you know more ░░░░░░░░ out In fact Barr ░░░░░░░░ received a letter from ░░░░░░░░ Mueller days earlier expressing ░░░░░░░░ concerns The attorney general ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ was not telling the ░░░░░░░░ to the Congress of ░░░░░░░░ United States That s ░░░░░░░░ crime Now Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ to see Mueller s ░░░░░░░░ report by tomorrow morning ░░░░░░░░ we don t get ░░░░░░░░ we will proceed to ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general in ░░░░░░░░ All I can say ░░░░░░░░ my Democrat colleagues you ░░░░░░░░ the house the way ░░░░░░░░ run it will determine ░░░░░░░░ lot about what happens ░░░░░░░░ 2020 Knock yourself out ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is threatening ░░░░░░░░ prevent former White House ░░░░░░░░ don mcgahn from appearing ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ tell him you can ░░░░░░░░ everybody else can t ░░░░░░░░ because he was a ░░░░░░░░ In a phone call ░░░░░░░░ Russia that Democrats say ░░░░░░░░ 90 minutes President Trump ░░░░░░░░ he discussed the Russian ░░░░░░░░ with Vladimir Putin He ░░░░░░░░ of smiled when he ░░░░░░░░ something to the effect ░░░░░░░░ it started out as ░░░░░░░░ mountain and ended out ░░░░░░░░ be a mouse Did ░░░░░░░░ tell him not to ░░░░░░░░ in the next election ░░░░░░░░ didn’t discuss that.