A poll released Thursday night found that a majority of Americans have no confidence that the jury in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial will reach a fair verdict.
Only 44% of respondents said they were confident in jurors’ ability to reach a fair verdict, compared to 56% who said they were not. according to I responded to the CNN/SSRS survey. The poll also found that only 33 Americans believe President Trump, who is facing 34 charges of falsifying business records in connection with repaying hush money to former porn star Stormy Daniels, has acted illegally. It was also found that %.
The survey also found that respondents were split 34% to 34% on whether they thought President Trump was treated more leniently or harshly in New York’s criminal justice system. , also found that only 13% believe President Trump is “treated about the same as most other people.” Criminal defendant. ” (Related article: Alvin Bragg’s legal strategy faces serious hurdles during Trump defense questioning)
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 73%, think Trump should not be disqualified from the White House as a result of the charges, while 76% of registered voters who support the former president say he has not been convicted. They said they would support Trump no matter what. According to public opinion polls.
New York, NY – April 25: Former US President Donald Trump leaves court during his trial on charges of concealing hush money payments in Manhattan Criminal Court and speaks to the media. (Jefferson Siegel Pool/Getty Images)
In another recent poll, AP/NORC, the outcome was similar to when the trial began in Manhattan, with most Americans believing that Trump did nothing illegal in the case. Only 31% of respondents said they were “very” or “very confident” that New York prosecutors were treating the former president fairly.
President Trump is wrapping up the second week of his trial after jury selection and opening statements. Judge Juan Melchan under consideration Whether to charge President Trump with contempt for 14 charges of violating gag orders.
The CNN/SSRS poll was conducted among 1,212 adult Americans nationwide from April 18 to April 23, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
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