A new Politico/Ipsos poll finds that nearly a quarter of Republican adults say they are more likely to support former President Donald Trump if he is convicted in his federal sensitive documents case.
With a margin of error of +/- 3.8%, the June 27-28 survey found that 24% of Republican adults said a conviction would increase their desire to vote for Trump in November 2024.
Republican adults, by contrast, were slightly more likely to say that a conviction in the sensitive documents case would make them less likely to support the embattled ex-president (28% vs 26%).
It is clear from the poll that Republicans are divided over the appropriate punishment for Trump, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in June on 37 counts of felony.
Only 16% of Republican adults in the survey thought the former president should go to prison if he is found guilty at trial. Another 39%, or more than one in three GOP adults, said Trump should face no punishment at all if found guilty.
Despite Trump's previous claims that the investigation is a "witch hunt," CNN has aired an alleged audio recording from the case that shows the former president showing off classified Pentagon documents related to a possible attack on Iran.
Again, the alleged recording includes Trump saying, "The military did this and gave it to me." I could have made this public as president. This is still a secret, but now I can't tell you.
The trial date for the case involving the sensitive documents has been tentatively set for the middle of August, but this is likely to change as both sides will need additional time to prepare.
The results of a Politico/Ipsos poll show that the vast majority of adults in the United States want Trump's trial for leaking classified information to take place before the 2024 election and even before the GOP primaries get underway in early that year.
With a margin of error of +/- 3.8%, the June 27-28 survey found that 24% of Republican adults said a conviction would increase their desire to vote for Trump in November 2024.
Republican adults, by contrast, were slightly more likely to say that a conviction in the sensitive documents case would make them less likely to support the embattled ex-president (28% vs 26%).
It is clear from the poll that Republicans are divided over the appropriate punishment for Trump, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in June on 37 counts of felony.
Only 16% of Republican adults in the survey thought the former president should go to prison if he is found guilty at trial. Another 39%, or more than one in three GOP adults, said Trump should face no punishment at all if found guilty.
Despite Trump's previous claims that the investigation is a "witch hunt," CNN has aired an alleged audio recording from the case that shows the former president showing off classified Pentagon documents related to a possible attack on Iran.
Again, the alleged recording includes Trump saying, "The military did this and gave it to me." I could have made this public as president. This is still a secret, but now I can't tell you.
The trial date for the case involving the sensitive documents has been tentatively set for the middle of August, but this is likely to change as both sides will need additional time to prepare.
The results of a Politico/Ipsos poll show that the vast majority of adults in the United States want Trump's trial for leaking classified information to take place before the 2024 election and even before the GOP primaries get underway in early that year.
