Recent polling has revealed the majority of United States citizens believe former President Donald Trump has committed a crime, but the number has not affected his bid to become the Republican nominee because less than one-third of Republicans agree.
More than three in five voters believe Trump has committed a crime in one of his four indictments, according to a report by Navigator Research, including 67% of independents. Among Democrats, 92% believe the former president has committed a crime, but only 28% of Republicans believe the same.
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Because of the low number of conservative voters who believe the former president committed a crime, Trump remains the strong front-runner for the GOP nomination. Trump leads his strongest challenger Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), by 40 points, with 55.1% of Republican voters supporting him, compared to 14.5% for DeSantis, according to the RealClearPolitics average. The other candidates are in the single digits or below.
The results come as the former president faces charges in four criminal cases, two of which are federal cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith. The cases are also spread across four different states and cities, with Trump facing charges in Georgia, Florida, New York, and Washington, D.C. The most serious are federal charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Roughly seven in 10 voters also believe the charges brought so far are serious cases. But 60% believe the investigations are legitimate, according to Navigator research. The number is similar across each case, but Trump’s New York case related to alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels has the lowest trustworthiness, with 64% claiming they believe the case is serious.
When it comes to the belief that Trump will be convicted of the alleged crimes, the results are virtually tied, with 42% believing he will be convicted and 41% responding that he will not.
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The former commander in chief has maintained his innocence in every case so far and has equated the investigations to a political “witch hunt.”
The survey was conducted between Aug. 17-21, days before Trump turned himself into authorities in Fulton County, Georgia, and became the first former president in history to have his mug shot taken.
