Most Americans Believe Trump Indictment Is Primarily Politically Motivated: Quinnipiac Poll

Quinnipiac University released a poll on June 21 in which 62 percent of registered voters said that the 37-count indictment against former President Donald Trump for alleged improper handling of classified materials is primarily politically motivated.
These numbers follow Quinnipiac’s June 14 poll showing that six days after Trump’s indictment, his favorability numbers had hardly suffered.
The June 14 poll revealed that unwavering support for Trump, along with a lack of enthusiasm for a second Biden term, contributed to a tight head-to-head 2024 run for the White House, with Biden only up four points, 48–44.
Breaking out and parsing data from the most recent Quinnipiac poll shows overwhelming support for Trump among registered Republicans, with 91 percent polled saying the indictment was primarily politically motivated. Sixty-five percent of independents and 28 percent of Democrats believe that politics was the main motivation behind the indictment….}

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