U.S. Voters Take Trump’s Hush Money Charges Seriously
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds a majority of U.S. voters -- 65% -- consider the criminal charges in New York related to a "hush money" payment against Donald Trump to be serious.Meanwhile, 34% said the charges lacked seriousness.
Trump hush money charges seen as serious by most voters, Reuters/Ipsos finds
The trial, due to begin this coming Monday, is the first of four criminal prosecutions of Trump, the Republican challenger to Democratic President Joe Biden in a November election. Legal experts have signaled that the other three cases - which involve charges Trump engaged in electoral fraud or mishandled classified documents - are considerably more serious than the alleged hush money payments.