With Trump's trial underway, most Americans now believe he falsified records to hide hush money payment

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Yahoo News

For the first time, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that a majority of Americans (52%) believe former President Donald Trump “falsif[ied] business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star” — the charge at the center of his ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan.

This represents a new high — and a significant increase from previous Yahoo News/YouGov polls conducted before courtroom testimony began last month, suggesting that coverage of the trial may be shifting perceptions of Trump’s conduct.

If the jury agrees, Trump could become the first former U.S. president convicted of a felony.

In contrast, just 22% of Americans say Trump did not falsify business records to hide a hush money payment to a porn star.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/new-yahoo-newsyougov-poll-with-trumps-trial-underway-most-americans-now-believe-he-falsified-records-to-hide-hush-money-payment-194508677.html

[Traurigkeit]

1. 22% of Americans - Nov 7th, 2024 total for the Republican Candidate votes

[BumRushDaShow]

2. And that was from not having any video of the trial

[mucifer]

3. falsifying records just isn't the same as the treasony things he did in the other trials. It sucks!

This is the weakest of the cases

[TomSlick]

5. Clearly the least momentous but I have not heard of any signs of weakness.

It's folly to predict what a jury will do but it sounds like the prosecutors have made their case.

[NanaCat]

10. Does it matter if the case is weak

As long as it results in a conviction for him?

[prodigitalson]

4. here's to most americans

[onetexan]

6. More importantly, he did so to sway the election

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. I wonder how much it costs to buy a juror?

I imagine it's a lot less that a SCOTUS justice.

The jury doesn't have to find TFG not guilty. The same result can be accomplished if only one juror disagrees with the other 11 who find him guilty. It's a hung jury. The prosecutor can do a second trial, but that means motions and appeals and jury selection. Delay - delay - delay.

[slightlv]

8. I find a small modicum of hope in this...

22% isn't the 35% that's usually in the *rump or Repug camp of positive followers. Maybe there actually are some moderate R's for whom truth is finally getting through.

[BaronChocula]

9. The American population isn't a consistent or reliable bunch

They can hold that the Florida rapist is guilty and still pull the lever (outdated expression) for him.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

[SorellaLaBefana]

11. ONE. Just ONE! It is important to consider that in a criminal trial such as this...

...the jury must come to a UNANIMOUS decision to either convict or to acquit (at least that is my non-legally informed understanding).

If Not Unanimous, then is a 'hung jury': No actual verdict, so the judge must declare a mistrial and then the prosecution may either simply drop it, or decide to retry the case before a freshly selected jury.

Odds for Conviction then??

Well, much better than the odds for acquittal, but not All That High.

I would be more than pleased to be told that I have the wrong understanding of this point.