Episode 15
Rank: 3
Decline: -1.30%
Lowest Approval: 41.40%
Date Range: February 23-March 16, 2019
Key Events:
Policy: 16 states sue over Trump’s emergency border wall declaration; more reports about children still being separated at the border; House overturns Trump’s emergency declaration; Trump holds second North Korea summit, which is called off; reporting that Trump ordered Kushner to be given a security clearance; Senate overturns Trump’s emergency declaration
Russia Investigation: McCabe book tour about Rosenstein wearing a wire, 25th amendment, recounting the chaos after Comey firing, national security implications; reports of Mueller releasing his report soon; NYTimes expose on Trump’s history of attacking the Russia investigation; Mueller submits final Manafort sentencing memo; Manafort sentenced to four years; Manafort’s second and final sentence; House votes to release the Mueller report
Non-Russia Related Legal Troubles: Cohen testifies in closed and open hearings; publicized checks for hush money; House Judiciary sends 81 subjects requests for information; Cohen produces more hush money checks; Pelosi says no to impeachment; The New York attorney general subpoenaed records from Deutsche Bank related to three large loans the bank extended to President Trump