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Most of the Americans questioned supported the Senate in convicting former President Donald Trump and preventing him from returning to government.
In a new poll released by ABC News / Ipsos on February 7, 56% of Senate supporters convicted former President Trump and barred him from being a federal official again during the February 9 trial. Only 43% of those surveyed said the United States Senate should pardon the former president.
If we divide by partisan data, this poll shows that 15% of Republicans who support the Senate condemn and prevent Trump from returning to power, while the figure for Democrats is 92%. For the independent group, 54% support the conviction of the former president and 45% oppose it.
The ABC News / Ipsos poll ran from February 5-6, with 508 respondents from across the country, including Democrats, Republicans, and independent voters.
Former President Trump at Andrews Airport on 1/12. Image: AFP.
Compared to the January 2020 ABC News / Washington Post poll of Trump’s impeachment for the first time, the number of people who want the Senate to convict him has increased. According to a poll conducted in January last year, up to 49% of those surveyed said Trump should not be fired.
Trump became the first U.S. president to be indicted twice after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, which killed 5 people and injured dozens. The Senate of the United States will initiate the impeachment of Trump on February 9, after receiving a clause accusing him of “inciting a riot” from the House of Representatives.
If convicted, the former US president could face a ban from running in the future. However, the likelihood of Trump being convicted in the Senate is slim, as there are more Republicans on his side.
Ngoc Anh (According to the ABC News / Hill)
