A March Marquette Law School poll found that about 56% of American adults believe former President Donald Trump should not be immune from criminal prosecution for actions he committed while in office.
By comparison, 28% of people said they thought President Trump should be granted immunity, while 17% said they were unsure.
The pollster asked half of its respondents whether “former presidents” should be granted immunity, and the other half whether “former president Donald Trump” specifically should be protected from prosecution.
The pollster said the difference appears to be that while Republicans generally oppose immunity for “former presidents,” they are more likely to support immunity for Republican presidential candidate Trump.
The poll found that 55% of Republicans think President Trump should be granted immunity, while 32% think the same about the term “former president.” Across the aisle, 4% of Democrats thought Mr. Trump should be granted immunity, and 9% thought the same was true for “former presidents.”
“The surprising finding is that Republicans reverse their stance when asked about Trump rather than the 'former president,'” said Charles Charles, professor of law and public policy and director of polling at Marquette Law School. Franklin said.
Other polls also showed little public support for granting President Trump immunity. Three polls conducted earlier this year (ABC/Ipsos, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist, and CBS/YouGov) found that only about one-third of Americans supported granting Trump immunity; Two-thirds said Trump should not be immune from prosecution. .
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