Poll: Majority Say Trump Should Be Tried Before ’24 Elections

(Newsmax) About three in five Americans say former President Donald Trump should stand trial before the 2024 GOP primaries or ahead of the general election, according to a new Politico Magazine/Ipsos poll.

Here are how the poll results, released on Friday, break down:

• 59% said Trump’s federal trial on the election case should be held before the 2024 GOP primaries, while 19% say they disagreed, and 22% said they did not know.
• 61% of all Americans say Trump’s federal election trial should be held before the general election, compared to 19% who disagreed, and 19% who said they did not know.
• 33% of Republicans said Trump should be tried on the federal election case before the November vote, while 45% said they disagreed, and 21% did not know.
• 89% of Democrats said he should stand trial on the federal elections case before the general vote, compared to 3% who said he should not, and 8% who said they did not know.
• 63% of independents said Trump should stand trial before the general election, while 14% said he should not, and 22% were uncertain.
• 51% said they believe Trump is guilty of the alleged crimes in the federal 2020 elections case, compared to 26% who said he is not.
• 59% said they believe Hunter Biden is guilty of the alleged crimes in the tax non-payment case.
• The poll, conducted Aug. 18-21, surveyed 1,032 U.S. residents. The margin of error is plus or minus 5.8%.

Jeffrey Rodack ✉
Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.