A CNN poll on Friday found that a majority of Americans doubt that former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan will have a fair outcome.
of poll This confirms the widely held belief that President Trump will not receive a fair criminal trial in Manhattan.President Joe Biden won More than 86 percent of the 2020 Manhattan vote.
“Only about 12% of residents in this area voted for Trump,” constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley said. Said Fox News.
“The jurors we need to worry about are the kind of ‘Trojan horse jurors’ who hide hidden biases on social media or engage in formal charges like the one that was just removed today. is.”
- Only 44% of people believed the jury selected for the case would be able to reach a fair verdict.
- 56% were skeptical that a fair outcome would be achieved
“This is a witch hunt, it’s a disgrace, and it’s coming from Washington,” President Trump told reporters on Monday. “It coordinates with Washington and everything, including the prosecutor’s office. It coordinates with Washington.”
The poll also found that:
- Only 13% said Trump was treated like any other criminal defendant.
- 34% said Trump was treated more harshly than other defendants.
- 34% said President Trump was more lenient than other defendants.
- 19% said they didn’t hear enough of what they had to say
- 0% had no opinion
A growing number of voters recognize that the criminal trial has nothing to do with Trump’s presidential qualifications. CNN report More research data:
This assessment of how things are going in court comes as charges in the ongoing trial show that business records were used to cover up hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. The announcement comes as a growing number of Americans say they are connected to allegations of tampering with . Even if that were true, it has no bearing on his suitability for the presidency (45% now say so, compared to 39% before he was nominated as the Republican presidential nominee last summer). .
Roughly three-quarters of voters who currently support Trump against President Joe Biden in the 2024 election say they will continue to support him even if convicted, while Trump 24% of supporters said they might reconsider their support if convicted. Trump has been charged in four separate cases, but the survey question asked about his convictions without specifying his charges. The group that might reconsider, amounting to about 12% of all voters registered at the polls, is likely to find him guilty in any of the four trials he could face between now and Election Day. If received, it would be more than enough to make a difference in a close game.
The political impact of a possible conviction is difficult to predict, but some insight can be gained by looking at the characteristics of Trump supporters who say they might reconsider. They tend to be younger than other Trump supporters (64% under 50, compared to 37% of those who would not reconsider) and less likely to be white (people of color, compared to 17% of those who would not reconsider). (49%) are more likely to report voting for Biden in 2020 (20% said they supported Biden in 2020 compared to 6% who would not reconsider) and are more likely to report voting for Biden in 2020 (20% said they supported Biden in 2020 compared to 6% who would not reconsider) He is likely to admit that he legitimately received enough votes to win. 4 years ago (63% vs. 22% who wouldn’t reconsider). They are also more likely to be politically independent (49% vs. 31%) and ideologically moderate (50% vs. 38%).
The CNN poll sampled 1,212 adults from April 18 to April 23 and had a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.
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