A recent poll has found that 21% of those who are planning on voting for former President Donald Trump this November believe that he committed a serious federal crime.
The New York Times/Siena College poll highlighted the large number of Trump’s base who still believe he did something illegal, but also that 68% think he did not and 12% who were unsure.
Currently, the former president is facing upwards of 90 criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents, among other cases.
The former president has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith and state and county prosecutors.
But even more concerning is that with all his legal trouble, Trump is still the leading candidate for the GOP nominee and the presidency.
Another poll, published this weekend by the Wall Street Journal, found that Trump would beat Biden in a hypothetical rematch 40% to 35%.
Biden has also discussed his concern for a rematch with Trump, saying he doesn’t think the former president would concede a loss.
“Losers who are losers are never graceful,” Biden shared with Evan Osnos of the New Yorker. “I just think that he’ll do anything to try to win. If — and when — I win, I think he’ll contest it. No matter what the result is.”
As for the poll from the Times, pollsters found that Trump had a five-point lead over Biden, even with 53% of voters overall thinking the former president committed a serious federal crime, including 85% of Democrats.
The poll was conducted among 980 registered voters from Feb. 25-28. There is a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.