A majority of adults surveyed in a recent poll believe the indictment against former President Donald Trump by a federal jury on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents is serious.
An ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 61% of respondents think the indictment is serious, including 63% of independents and 38% of Republicans.The level of severity perceived in the classified documents indictment is higher than in the indictment of Trump earlier this year in New York on charges related to allegedly falsifying business records related to alleged hush payments to two women in 2016.
In April, only 52% of adults saw the New York indictment as serious, which included 54% of independents and 21% of Republicans, per the same pollster. When asked if Trump should be charged with a crime in the classified documents case, 48% said he should while 35% said he should not. The figures are down when compared to the New York case in April, where 50% said he should be charged and 33% said he should not.
The poll, conducted from June 9-10, also found that 46% of respondents believe he should suspend his presidential campaign, compared with 38% who believe he should not drop out of the 2024 race. The survey was released the same day a poll showed Trump with a commanding 61% of the vote among likely GOP primary voters, with Gov. Ron DeSantis trailing with 23%, while no other candidate gets into the double digits. The indictment does not appear to be hurting the former president in the Republican primary in the immediate term.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Donald Trump Indictment: Trump says he will continue running for president if convictedFormer President Donald Trump is insisting that he will stay in the presidential race even if he is convicted on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Read more »
Donald Trump indicted: Trump says he will continue running for president if convictedFormer President Donald Trump is insisting that he will stay in the presidential race even if he is convicted on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Read more »
Donald Trump indicted: How much time in prison could former president serve?Former President Donald Trump's latest indictment could land him a few centuries in prison if he receives the maximum sentence for all 37 of the criminal counts he faces.
Read more »
Donald Trump indicted: Michael Cohen thinks former president is hiding more documentsMichael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer, reacted to news of his former client's federal indictment related to the classified documents case on Saturday.
Read more »
Donald Trump indicted: Former president to deliver speech after Tuesday court hearingFormer President Donald Trump will be making remarks from his golf club in New Jersey on the same day he is scheduled to appear in a federal courthouse in Florida for an initial hearing on the indictment regarding his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Read more »