Few Americans believe former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York will end in conviction, according to YouGov/The Economist. investigation It was released on Thursday.
This drop, seen by respondents on both sides of the aisle, compares with a similar survey conducted last month.
About 39% of Democrats expected Trump to be convicted in late April. Currently, that number stands at 34% for him.
Among independents, 21% believed the conviction late last month. A new study puts the number at 17%. Among Republican voters, that confidence fell from 17 percent to 14 percent.
Overall, only 22% of Americans think Trump will be found guilty in the Manhattan scandal. President Trump falsified business records related to repayments to former fixer Michael Cohen, who paid $130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress who allegedly had an affair with the former president, in 2006. He faces 34 felonies for doing so.
A similar poll released in mid-April found that 24% of Americans thought Trump would be convicted, and 36% said the former president would not be convicted.
Opinions regarding the seriousness of the incident have also changed slightly since late April.
About 90% of Democrats think the incident is “very or somewhat” serious, an increase of 5 points.
Increases among independents and Republican voters were small.
Roughly half of independents, 50%, now think the incident is serious, an increase of 3 points since late April. Among Republicans, it increased from 23% to 25%.
The survey was conducted between May 5th and 7th among 1,813 U.S. adults. The margin of error was 3%.
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