Is Donald Trump guilty?
A nearly three-to-one majority of Americans believe that former President Donald Trump will be found guilty of all or some of the criminal charges that he is currently facing in a courtroom in New York. This is an outcome that has never been witnessed before in the history of the United States.
An exclusive poll conducted by USA TODAY and Suffolk University found that sixty-five percent of respondents anticipate a guilty verdict on at least some of the thirty-four counts against Trump. These allegations allege that Trump attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 election by paying hush money to a porn star and then falsifying business documents in order to cover it up.
Public Perception in the Balance
Fewer than twenty-three percent of those polled, who are overwhelmingly Trump supporters, believe that he will be vindicated.
“From everything I’ve read and listened to, there has not been a law broken or anything,” said Jack Hunnicutt, 76, a real estate agent from Warner Robins, Georgia, who is a Republican and supports Trump. Hunnicutt is a supporter of Trump. He referred to the proceeding as a “farce.”
“I hope that he won’t” be convicted, Hunnicutt added in a follow-up phone conversation, “but in New York, you can never tell.” This was something that Hunnicutt mentioned.
It has never happened before that a former president has been charged with a crime, and it has never happened before that the presumed presidential nominee of a major party has been prosecuted while Election Day continues to draw near.
The Weight of Public Opinion
There is a divide among Trump supporters about the fact that a conviction is likely to occur: 44% of them anticipate a guilty verdict on at least some counts, while 43% anticipate a not guilty verdict on all of the counts.
On the other hand, supporters of President Joe Biden, who are practically unanimous in their support for him, anticipate that Trump will be found guilty on at least some counts.
As a whole, 15% of people anticipate that Trump will be found guilty on all 34 charges of felony, 50% on some of those counts, and 23% on none of those crimes.
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The verdict is handed down by the jury, but the public’s opinion will be heard.
It is obvious that the verdict of the trial will not be determined by public opinion. At the Manhattan Criminal Court, where Trump is currently seated at the defendant’s table, twelve jurors have been watching and listening to testimony. The outcome of this case will be determined by the decisions that they make.
However, the evaluation of the public will have an effect on the consequences that will follow, including whether or not the American people will accept the verdict of the jury as being fair.
The objections that Trump has made have gained some traction: For the most part, respondents to the survey (44–39%) believe that the trial has not been fair. Regarding the fairness of the trial, independents were divided 37%-37%. Individuals who are male, Caucasian, Hispanic voters, and senior citizens aged 65 and over are more likely to consider the trial to be unjust than fair.
A staggering 85 percent of Trump supporters are included in this, whereas only 11 percent of Biden backers are included.
“It’s basically a sham,” said Devy Walta, 67, a Republican retiree out of Helena, Montana, who is a backer of Trump. “If they actually thought that they had a leg to stand on, they would have done this before he was trying to get reelected.”
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Some of those who were polled believe that the injustice works to Trump’s advantage rather than to his detriment.
Based in Tallahassee, Florida, Kaleema Muhammad, who is 57 years old and works as a policy analyst for the state government, expressed her opinion that it is just that he is being tried. She is a Democrat who agrees with Biden’s position. “But it’s not fair to the extent that if there were a gag order on anybody else and they violated it as often as he does, they would be in jail.”
In spite of the fact that they anticipate a guilty conviction in the legal system, many who are concerned about the impact it will have on the political campaign are uncertain.
“It will only embolden his supporters even more because they will look upon it as a government taking advantage of Donald Trump,” said Stephen Dombrowski, 76, a Democratic retiree from Grand Island, New York. Dombrowski is a member of the Democratic Party. “If anything, they will be more concrete in their support,” the speaker said. I don’t believe that he can lose in any circumstance.”
