NEWSWEEK
A new poll delivered a worrying sign to former President Donald Trump after he received a guilty verdict in his hush-money trial.
On May 30, a jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged hush-money payment made to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who prosecuted the case, accused Trump of making the payment to prevent Daniels from speaking publicly about an affair she said she had with Trump.
The former president pleaded not guilty to all the charges and denied the affair. After the verdict, Trump called the trial a “disgrace” and “rigged.”
YouGov conducted a “snap poll” hours after the verdict announcement to gauge whether Americans agreed with the jury’s decision.
The poll asked, “Donald Trump was recently convicted of 34 charges, including for falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer for payments made to an adult film actress. Do you agree with the jury that he is guilty of these charges?”
Of the 3,040 U.S. adults surveyed, 50 percent said they believed Trump was guilty, while 30 percent said they believed he was not guilty. Another 19 percent said they were not sure.
