A huge majority of registered voters believe the indictment of former President Donald Trump is “election interference” and a “politically motivated” strategy designed to stop him from returning to the White House, according to a Harvard/Harris poll.
The poll, conducted after Trump’s arraignment, shed light on the public perception of the 37-count indictment relating to classified documents Trump allegedly took to Mar-a-Lago when he left the White House.
Out of the registered voters surveyed, 55 percent said they believe the indictment is “politically motivated,” while 45 percent find it “valid.”
Meanwhile, 56 percent of the participants say they believe the indictment is “election interference “by the Department of Justice.
Only 44 percent see it as “the fair application of the law.”
The majority of respondents, 57 percent, believe Trump will be acquitted of the charges.
The poll also asked voters about Joe Biden’s documents case in which he stored classified materials from his time as vice president in his personal residence, the Penn Biden Center in Washington, DC, and Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.
As Breitbart reported:
A majority of 65 percent of respondents believe Biden “mishandled” classified material, while 72 percent think Clinton did, with 69 percent saying she “obstructed justice” by acid-washing her emails.
The polling outfit asked, “Do you think indicting a former president for taking classified documents after leaving office, something done by Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and other senior officials, is a fair application justice or selective prosecution?”
More than half of the participants, 53 percent, say it is a “selective prosecution,” while a minority of 47 percent think the law is being applied evenly.
Despite most believing he will be acquitted, the majority of registered voters sampled think the DOJ has a “strong case” to varying degrees against Trump, versus 42 percent who think it is “weak.”
And while a plurality of 44 percent think he is “probably guilty … and should be convicted,” 30 percent think he “is probably innocent,” while another 26 percent say he may be guilty, but the indictment should never have been pursued “because it is too political and interferes with the 2024 election.”
The poll also shows that Trump is dominating the primary field and holds a six-point advantage over Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup.
Public support for Trump has only grown since his indictment.
As The Daily Fetched reported last week, Trump raised more than $7 million since Special Counsel Jack Smith announced his indictment.
This happened with Trump’s first indictment when he raised $4 million within the first 24 hours after the news broke that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had indicted him in April.
Trump’s campaign issued a press release after fundraising numbers hit $6.6 million.
However, a Trump campaign confirmed last week it is now well over $7 million.
“Since deranged Jack Smith took the unprecedented step of weaponizing the justice system to attack his political opponent, Donald J. Trump for President 2024 has raised more than $6.6 million in just a few short days,” the press release read.
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