Both men blame their political opponents for their situations, but most Americans see it differently.
By 53-40%, more say Trump's indictments on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election and illegally retaining classified documents mean he is being held accountable under the law like anyone else, as opposed to being unfairly victimized by his political opponents.
The gap widens on Biden. Told that the Republican speaker of the House has initiated an inquiry into whether Biden should be impeached because of alleged involvement in his son's international business dealings, Americans by 58-32% say the inquiry reflects Biden being held accountable under the law like any president, rather than being unfairly victimized politically.Similar vast partisan gaps are present.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak during a 2024 presidential campaign rally, Sept. 20, 2023, in Dubuque, Iowa.As to Biden, 85% of Republicans think he's being held accountable, while 23% of Democrats say the same. Most independents see accountability, even more so than for Trump, 63-29%. In notable results by ideology, 37% of liberals and 51% of moderates say Biden is being held accountable, not victimized.
President Joe Biden speaks about the auto workers strike from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sept. 15, 2023.In a previous case, majorities from 57 to 71% in 1998 opposed impeaching Bill Clinton and removing him from office.This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by landline and cellular telephone Sept. 15-20, 2023, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 1,006 adults. Partisan divisions are 25-25-42%, Democrats-Republicans-independents.
of 3.5 percentage points, including the design effect. Sampling error is not the only source of differences in polls.
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