The prosecution of former U.S. President Donald Trump has divided Americans and boosted the tycoon’s chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, an Ipsos poll on behalf of the news agency suggests, Reuters reported.

The poll took place the day before on Wednesday and yesterday on Thursday, after New York prosecutors filed 34 financial crime charges against Trump.

According to her findings, 49% of Americans think it was right initiate criminal proceedings against Mr. Trump, the first time in history against a former US president.

But if you study it more deeply, then the find emphasizes How does this divide Americans? anything to do with Donald Trump. 84% of those who said they were Democrats thought the accusation was correct, and only 16% of those who said they were Republicans agreed.

While 40 percent of Republicans said the impeachment increased their chances of voting for Trump in 2024, only 12 percent said they were less likely to vote for him now. 38% said they would not be affected by prosecution.

The former president is leading the race for his party’s nomination, with 58% of Republicans saying he is their preferred candidate, compared with 48% in an earlier Ipsos poll for Reuters on Monday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis, who has yet to officially run for office, is in second place with 21 percent.

While Democrats and Republicans are sharply divided over whether to file a criminal case, the poll showed that the vast majority of Americans (73%, including 55% of Republicans) believe that the former president orchestrated the transfer of money to porn actress Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougall to ensure their silence regarding his alleged extramarital affairs with them.

However, at the same time, 76% of Republicans said they view the prosecution as an attempt to prevent Trump from running for president in the process. The same opinion is shared by 34% of Democrats.

51% of the sample – but only 18% of Republicans – believe that the prosecution of Mr. Trump means that he should be permanently banned from running for president.

The Ipsos poll for Reuters of a representative sample of 1,004 adults has a margin of error of ±3.8% for the entire sample and ±6.3% for the 368 respondents who said they were Republicans.

Source: RES-IPE