An outright majority of likely U.S. voters and an overwhelming majority of conservatives believe the federal charges against Donald Trump are selective, hypocritical, and more appropriate for a “banana republic” than the United States.
Rasmussen Reports presented the following quote to voters, asking if they agreed.
This is an affront to every citizen: we cannot devolve into a banana republic where the party in power uses police force to arrest its political opponents. It’s hypocritical for the [Department of Justice] to selectively prosecute Trump but not Biden.
Fully 46 percent of likely U.S. voters strongly agreed with the statement, while a further 12 percent somewhat agreed, for an overall majority of 58 percent in agreement with the former President.
Only 25 percent of voters strongly disagreed, plus another nine percent who somewhat disagreed, for a total of just 34 percent.
Rasmussen broke down the results by party, finding 78 percent of Republicans agreed with the statement and even 37 percent of Democrats. The pollster also found that a majority of voters think Trump’s prosecution is bad for America, and that a slight plurality think it makes him more likely to secure the Republican nomination.
