Majority of Americans Approve of Trump Indictment

Even as Republicans have been making the media rounds with increasing levels of hysteria to defend their Chosen One, the American public isn't buying it.

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This is very bad news for a party that has hitched its apple wagon to Trump’s star.

All of that cable news noise coming from the Republican side of the aisle on the Trump indictment hasn’t moved the needle in the public’s mind, according to a new CNN poll. The even worse news for the GOP? Independents largely support the indictment, with 62% approving and 38% disapproving.

A Majority approve of Trump’s indictment

A full 60% of Americans approve of the Manhattan Grand Jury’s indictment of former President Donald Trump, even though an estimated 3/4 believe that politics played at least some role in the decision.

Opinions among the parties are split on a deep partisan divide with Democrats “near universal in their support for the indictment (94% approve, including 71% who strongly approve of the indictment), with…