6 in 10 oppose Manafort pardon

STEVEN SHEPARD 08/24/2018 04:02 PM EDT

A clear majority of voters say it would be inappropriate for President Donald Trump to pardon Paul Manafort or Michael Cohen, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.

Six-in-10 voters, 60 percent, say it would be inappropriate for the president to pardon Manafort, his former campaign chairman. Only 11 percent say a pardon for Manafort would be appropriate. The remaining 29 percent of voters have no opinion.

Even among self-identified Republican voters, a potential Manafort pardon is unpopular. Twice as many GOP voters call pardoning Manafort inappropriate (38 percent) as say it would be appropriate (20 percent).

While Trump has not commented directly on the possibility of a Manafort pardon, Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York mayor working as Trump’s attorney, said this week the president has asked his lawyers for their advice on the possibility of clemency for Manafort and other former aides ensnared in federal criminal investigations ...

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/24/poll-manafort-pardon-politico-morning-consult-795699