More than half of Americans believe President Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his political enemies, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.released on wednesday,
Of those polled, 52 percent found the criminal charges unfair. Divided by party, 6 percent of Republicans think the charges are unfair, while 92 percent of Democrats feel the same way.
Among independents, 58 percent disagree with the allegations.
Quinnipiac found that 59 percent of women found the charges unfair, while 45 percent of men also found the charges unfair.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents believe criminal charges are appropriate, including 83 percent of Republicans but only 5 percent of Democrats. Broken down by gender, 42 percent of men and 33 percent of women believe the charges are justified.
Over the past several weeks, the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James and former national security adviser John Bolton.
Earlier this month, Comey pleaded not guilty to charges of perjury and obstruction arising from 2020 testimony he gave to Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) regarding leaks at the FBI. A trial has been set for January 5.
commi filed a petition on monday To dismiss his charges without any hearing, and said that the Constitution allows people to speak out against the government and prohibits the government from retaliating.
James was convicted on two chargesarising from allegations of mortgage fraudThe allegations have been made by the Federal Housing Finance Agencypointing fingers When James took office in New York in April, he listed the Virginia home as his primary residence.
He described the allegations as “baseless”. SaidWhile at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D), “I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bow.”
Bolton was accused of illegally sharing and storing classified information. After that surrendered He pleaded not guilty in a Maryland courthouse last week.
The Quinnipiac University survey was conducted Oct. 16-20 and included 1,327 respondents. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
