Just over half of Americans believe President Trump is using the Department of Justice to go after his political enemies, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
Of those who were polled, 52 percent found the criminal charges to be unjustified. Broken down by party, 6 percent of Republicans see the charges to be unjustified, while 92 percent of Democrats feel the same.
Among independents, 58 percent disagree with the charges.
Quinnipiac found that more women, at 59 percent, found the charges to be unjustified, while 45 percent of men also thought the charges were unjustified.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents view the criminal charges as justified, including 83 percent of Republicans but only 5 percent of Democrats. Divided by gender, 42 percent of men and 33 percent of women think the charges are justified.
Over the past several weeks, the Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James and former national security advisor John Bolton.
Earlier this month, Comey pleaded not guilty to false statements and obstruction charges stemming from 2020 testimony he gave to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) concerning leaks at the FBI. A trial is set for Jan. 5.Â
Comey filed a motion on Monday to dismiss his charges without a trial, and said the Constitution allows people to speak out against the government and bars the government from retaliation.
James was indicted on two charges stemming from allegations of mortgage fraud. The charges stem from the Federal Housing Finance Agency alleging in April that James claimed a Virginia home as her primary residence while she held office in New York.Â
She called the charges “baseless” and said, while at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D), “I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend.”
Bolton was charged with unlawfully sharing and storing classified information. After he surrendered himself at a Maryland courthouse last week, he pleaded not guilty.
The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted Oct. 16-20 and included 1,327Â respondents. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
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