POLL: 70% Reject Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claim

Politico Magazine reports:

Fifty percent of respondents said that they believe Trump is guilty of the alleged crimes charged in Manhattan. There was a predictable and sizable partisan split, with only 14 percent of Republicans reporting that they believe Trump is guilty, while 86 percent of Democrats held that view. Among independents, 54 percent said that Trump is guilty.

By a more than 2-1 margin, respondents said that a conviction would make them less likely to support Trump (32 percent) as opposed to more likely (13 percent). Notably, more than a third of independents said it would reduce their likelihood to support Trump.

Seventy percent of respondents rejected Trump’s immunity claim, including a large plurality (48 percent) of Republicans. Only 11 percent of all respondents endorsed Trump’s position that presidents should have criminal immunity for conduct while in office, and they were largely Republicans.

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NEW POLL: 70 percent of Americans reject former President Trump’s legal argument that presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office https://t.co/FGfKHUWRCK

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