June 17, 2023

Trump update

Marist Poll -  Although 56% of Americans think Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential race given his indictment by a Florida grand jury, 43% say Trump should continue to run. Opinions divide along party lines with most Democrats (87%) and nearly six in ten independents (58%) saying Trump should end his campaign. Most Republicans though (83%) think Trump should stay in the race. 73% of Americans, comparable to 75% in March, perceive wrongdoing in Trump’s actions. This includes 50% who say Trump did something illegal and 23% who say Trump did something unethical but not illegal. One in four Americans (25%), though, say Trump did nothing wrong. Most Democrats (78%) believe Trump broke the law, and half of independents (50%), up from 41% in March, agree. In contrast, 50% of Republicans, up from 45% in March, say Trump did nothing wrong.

Nearly two in three Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (64%) report they will continue to support Trump’s presidential bid if he remains in the campaign. 32% plan to support another Republican candidate. In fact, more than three in four Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (76%) have a favorable opinion of Trump, up from 68% in February. 

Donald Trump is bleeding lawyers as quickly as he needs them, with Jim Trusty—once representing the former president in both his criminal documents case and a defamation lawsuit—motioning to end his relationship with Trump altogether on Friday. rusty wrote in a motion that he was dropping Trump as a client in his defamation suit against CNN because of “irreconcilable differences” that made it impossible for him to “effectively and properly represent” him.

The DOJ filed a motion for a protective order on Friday to prevent the ex-president from leaking the top secret materials that will be shared with his legal team during the prosecution for his alleged mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago. Under the order, Trump would only be allowed to see the 31 documents presented by the DOJ in the case with his attorneys present. While he might not get his boxes back, as he’s been pleading for on Truth Social, the motion suggests he will be able to access some of the records seized from his Florida estate. Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon referred the motion for review to Judge Bruce Reinhart, who approved the initial search of Mar-a-Lago.

While Trump’s case is far from typical, it’s rare for federal defendants to win their cases: In fiscal year 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants were acquitted at trial.

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