CRIME/MICHAEL COHEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the first polls since President Donald Trump’s former attorney implicated him in illegal activity was released Tuesday [3-5-19], and most of the results were not very good for the president. A poll from Quinnipiac University National found 64 percent of American voters believe Trump committed crimes before assuming office, while 24 percent did not believe he had (another 13 percent said they weren’t sure.) Forty-five percent said they think Trump committed crimes since taking office, compared with 43 percent who believe he did not. The numbers among Republicans were better for the president: One-third said they believe he committed crimes before taking office, and 48 percent said he did not. Only 12 percent of Republicans said Trump had committed crimes since taking office; 79 percent said he did not. Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen – already convicted of lying to Congress – provided members of Congress explosive testimony on Feb. 27, when he accused Trump of being part of a criminal conspiracy.”
–William Cummings, “Nearly two-thirds of voters think Trump committed crimes before taking office, poll finds,” USA Today, March 6, 2019 12:54 pm