NEW POLL: Whopping 61 Percent of Democrats Think Trump Could be INDICTED By April 1 of This Year
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An overwhelming percentage of Democratic voters won’t rule out former President Donald Trump being indicted in just a matter of weeks, and a big chunk are certain he will be.
As the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol trudges along and makes tantalizing headlines with every filing and press release, the Democratic anti-Trump “resistance” clamors louder and louder for Trump to be prosecuted for his role in the insurrection.
And according to a new The Economist/YouGov poll, lots of Democratic voters think that’s going to happen really soon.
Respondents to the poll were asked “Do you think Donald Trump will be indicted by April 1, 2022?”
A majority of respondents, 52 percent, ruled out that timeline, while 17 percent responded “yes” and 32 percent said they were “not sure.”
But 61 percent of Democrats responded either “yes” (30 percent) or “not sure” (31 percent), and were three times more likely than independents (11 percent) to say Trump will be indicted.
Among Republicans, 70 percent said “no,” Trump will not be indicted by April 1, 2022, while only 9 percent said “yes” and 21 percent were “not sure.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland has been an object of ire among those for whom Trump’s indictment can’t happen quickly enough, which prompted him to hold a press conference a few weeks ago. His critics may have taken some comfort in Garland’s remarks.
He did not mention Trump, but he did say that “The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law whether they were present that day, or were otherwise criminally responsible for an assault on our democracy. We will follow the facts wherever they lead.”
And given other recent polling, there does seem to be public support for prosecuting Trump — more support it than oppose it.
But given the pace of prosecutions of other Jan. 6 defendants and the fact that the House committee has barely begun its work, the timeline of April 1 may just be a bit optimistic.
