A sizable majority of people back the Manhattan grand jury's vote to indict former President Donald Trump, a poll found.
Even though the specific charges against Trump remain sealed, 60% of people approve of the indictment, according to a CNN survey. Nearly three-quarters of respondents argued that politics was a factor in the indictment, and 52% said it played a major role.
The favorability of the indictment largely came down along partisan lines. Among independents, 62% approved, while 38% disapproved. Ninety-four percent of Democrats backed the indictment, including 71% who were strongly in favor. Among Republicans, 79% were opposed, with 54% strongly disapproving, per the poll.
The survey was taken between March 31 and April 1 among a random sample of 1,048 people via text message. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points for the full sample.
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