{"id":4731,"date":"2023-09-02T09:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2023-09-02T09:51:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:51:29","slug":"fox-news-poll-majority-thinks-trump-did-something-illegal-yet-say-investigations-politically-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/fox-news-poll-majority-thinks-trump-did-something-illegal-yet-say-investigations-politically-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Poll: Majority thinks Trump did something illegal, yet say investigations politically motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fox News Flash top headlines for August 16<\/a><\/h4>\n

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In connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election, over half of registered voters think former President Donald Trump<\/a> did something illegal.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s according to a new Fox News Poll conducted before Trump and 18 others were indicted in Georgia<\/a> for alleged efforts to challenge his 2020 election defeat in the state.<\/p>\n

Trump was also indicted August 1 on federal charges related to 2020 election subversion allegations.<\/p>\n

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Fifty-three percent believe Trump did something illegal when it comes to efforts to change the 2020 election results, including most Democrats (90%) and 6 in 10 independents (62%).\u00a0 About 1 in 10 Republicans think the former president did something illegal (13%).<\/p>\n

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Among all voters, 20% believe Trump did something wrong, but not illegal, while one quarter say he did nothing seriously wrong (24%).<\/p>\n

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Among all voters, 20% believe Trump did something wrong, but not illegal, while one quarter say he did nothing seriously wrong (24%).<\/span> (Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In a late Monday night\u00a0interview with Fox News Digital<\/a>, Trump stated that the Georgia indictment is “politically-inspired.”<\/p>\n

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Fifty-one percent of voters believe the way the Department of Justice<\/a> is treating the former president is motivated by partisan politics (46% say it\u2019s not).\u00a0 Almost all Republicans think it\u2019s politically driven while majorities of Democrats and independents think it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

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Fifty-one percent of voters believe the way the Department of Justice is treating the former president is motivated by partisan politics (46% say it\u2019s not). \u00a0Almost all Republicans think it\u2019s politically driven while majorities of Democrats and independents think it\u2019s not.<\/span> (Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Voters are also increasingly likely to think Hunter Biden<\/a> did something illegal when it comes to his foreign business dealings in Ukraine and China.\u00a0 Half, 50%, feel that way, up from 44% in April and a low of 37% in February.<\/p>\n

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REPUBLICANS BLAST ‘COVERUP’ OF HUNTER BIDEN SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTMENT: ‘SOMETHING\u2019S NOT RIGHT’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Voters are also increasingly likely to think Hunter Biden did something illegal when it comes to his foreign business dealings in Ukraine and China. \u00a0Half, 50%, feel that way, up from 44% in April and a low of 37% in February.<\/span> (Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Democrats are twice as likely to think the president\u2019s son did something illegal now versus in February (19% vs. 9%).\u00a0Suspicions of illegal activities among Republicans (+11 points since February) and independents (+20) have also amplified.<\/p>\n

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Democrats are twice as likely to think the president\u2019s son did something illegal now versus in February (19% vs. 9%). \u00a0Suspicions of illegal activities among Republicans (+11 points since February) and independents (+20) have also amplified.<\/span> (Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Hunter Biden is in a legal battle in the wake of a botched plea deal to end a years-long investigation into tax and gun offenses.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to his son\u2019s business dealings, 38% feel President Joe Biden<\/a> did something unlawful, about the same as in March when 36% felt that way.\u00a0 Twenty-five percent feel he did something unethical but not illegal, while 34% say he didn\u2019t do anything seriously wrong.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to his son\u2019s business dealings, 38% feel President Joe Biden did something unlawful, about the same as in March when 36% felt that way. \u00a0Twenty-five percent feel he did something unethical but not illegal, while 34% say he didn\u2019t do anything seriously wrong.<\/span> (Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Among Democrats, 7% believe the president did something illegal and 23% say something unethical. Still, a majority of Democrats thinks he didn\u2019t do anything wrong, while an even larger number of Republicans think he did something illegal. Independents split on the issue.<\/p>\n

Conducted August 11-14, under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with 1,002 registered voters nationwide who were randomly selected from a voter file and spoke with live interviewers on both landlines and cellphones. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for all registered voters.<\/p>\n

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