Trump’s Legal Woes: Majority of Voters See Hush Money Allegations as Serious

A new poll reveals that a majority of American voters view the allegations of hush-money payments against former President Donald Trump as serious. Reuters and polling organization Ipsos reported on the 10th that, based on an online poll conducted from the 4th to the 8th of this month targeting 1,021 adults, including 833 registered voters across the US, 64% of registered voters believe the allegations are “at least somewhat serious.”34% responded that the allegations are “not serious,” and the rest either said they “don’t know” or did not answer.

The former president was handed over for trial last March on charges of paying hush money through his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to prevent the exposure of a past sexual relationship with porn actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election and manipulating company records related to the cost.

This case is one of the four criminal trials the former president faces, and the trial schedule begins on the 15th.

The only criminal case set for trial before the November election concerns suspicion of hush money payments.

Legal experts have previously assessed that the other three cases in which the former president has been criminally charged, including suspicion of interfering in the 2020 election and leaking confidential documents, are more severe than the hush-money case.

However, according to Reuters’ analysis, this poll shows that a guilty verdict in any criminal case could hurt the former president.

Among Republican respondents, four out of ten believed the hush-money allegations were severe, and two-thirds of independent respondents considered them serious.

Meanwhile, former President Trump, who is struggling with legal risks, has been making every effort to postpone the trial and sentencing after the November election.