Betting site drops Trump's impeachment odds after Comey hearing

President Trump's odds of being impeached have dropped, according to a popular online betting site.

U.K. website Ladbrokes has cut its odds for Trump removal from office. This change comes right after James Comey testified to Congress, with a lack of evidence the president had obstructed justice.

Since his election, Trump's place in office has been an extremely popular subject for betting.

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According to Betfair representative Lee Fair, so many people have bet in favor of impeachment, doing so would see almost no financial returnThings are changing, though.

Ladbrokes has Trump's impeachment marked at a 4 out of 7 chance, where it previously looked certain at a 4 out of 5.

Back in mid May, the president's impeachment odds for his first term were at 60 percent, according to Irish betting house Paddy Power.

For the first time in Trump's presidency last week support for the president to be impeached surpassed the percentage of Americans that approval of his job in office, according to Gallup.

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