00:00Recently, former President Trump was indicted on 34 criminal charges related to illegally
00:05filed hush money payments made to multiple women for illicit affairs.
00:09It's a historic moment, as no U.S. president has ever been charged criminally, and where
00:13many Americans showed up to either support the former president or support those who
00:17were indicting him.
00:18Now ABC News and Ipsos have run a poll, asking those surveyed their opinions about the whole
00:23thing.
00:24The pollsters discovered that some 50% of people now feel that Trump should be charged
00:28with a crime.
00:28That's up from 45% before he was indicted and arraigned.
00:32In contrast, 33% believe he should not have been charged, an increase of only 1% over
00:37the week prior to the arrest.
00:39However, Americans also seem to think Trump acted purposefully with his crimes as well.
00:4353% believe Donald Trump intentionally tried to evade taxes by filing his hush money payments
00:49as business and legal expenses.
00:51Meanwhile, only 11% say they believe his improper filings were an accident, and the former president's
00:57overall likability after the arrest seems to have dropped, as only 25% say Mr. Trump is
01:02favorable after the arrest, while 61% say they find him unfavorable, a 6% increase in general
01:09dislike of Donald Trump.
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