Trust in Department of Justice and FBI Plummets in Wake of Trump Raid

Plurality of Independents Join Majority of Republicans in Agreeing the DOJ and FBI are Corrupt and Not to Be Trusted

 Plurality of Independents Join Majority of Republicans in Agreeing FBI Raid Designed to Prevent Trump from Running for Office 

(Austin, TX—Aug 25, 2022) Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted August 19th through August 23rd of over 1,000 likely 2022 election voters.

“Despite the daily lies, obfuscations, denials, alternative storylines, and other attempts to throw the public off the scent, voters see what is really going on. They understand politics, not justice, are behind the unfolding saga, and they see that the more we know, the worse this gets for those who enforce so-called justice,” said Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States. “In their fervor to go after Donald Trump, federal authorities have completely undermined their credibility and trust with a growing segment of Americans.”

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https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/national-issues-fbi-doj-opinion-0824/

KEY INSIGHT: Americans Divided on Trust of FBI/DOJ:

• 46.6 percent of American voters say the Department of Justice and the FBI are to be respected for their pursuit of justice and law and order.

• 46.2 percent of American voters say the Department of Justice and the FBI are too political, corrupt, and not to be trusted.

• 7.2 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Majority of Republicans and Plurality of Independents Say FBI and DOJ Have Become Too Political and Are Not to Be Trusted:

• 47.9 percent of Independent voters say the Department of Justice and the FBI are too political, corrupt, and not to be trusted. 43.7 percent say they are to be respected for their pursuit of justice and law and order, and 8.4 percent are not sure.

• 68.3 percent of Republican voters say the Department of Justice and the FBI are too political, corrupt, and not to be trusted. 24.7 say they are to be respected for their pursuit of justice and law and order, and 7 percent are not sure.

• 19.9 percent of Democratic voters say the Department of Justice and the FBI are too political, corrupt, and not to be trusted. 73.7 say they are to be respected for their pursuit of justice and law and order, and 6.4 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Americans Split on Real Motivation Behind DOJ Investigation of Trump:

• 48.6 percent of American voters believe the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump is only intended to prevent him from running for office in 2024.

• 48.5 percent of American voters don’t believe the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump is only intended to prevent him from running for office in 2024.

• 3 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Plurality of Independents Join Majority of Republicans in Questioning Motive of DOJ Investigation of Trump:

• 50 percent of Independent voters believe the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump is only intended to prevent him from running for office in 2024. 47.8 percent don’t believe the investigation is only intended to prevent a 2024 run, and 2.2 percent are not sure.

• 71.5 percent of Republican voters believe the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump is only intended to prevent him from running for office in 2024. 23.5 percent don’t believe the investigation is only intended to prevent a 2024 run, and 5 percent are not sure.

• 21.4 percent of Democratic voters believe the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump is only intended to prevent him from running for office in 2024. 77.3 percent don’t believe the investigation is only intended to prevent a 2024 run, and 1.4 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Americans Divided on Whether FBI and DOJ are Being Honest About Their Justification for Raiding Trump’s Home:

• 48.7 percent of American voters believe the FBI and Department of Justice are not telling the truth about their reasons for conducting the raid on President Donald Trump’s home.

• 48.6 percent of American voters believe the FBI and Department of Justice are telling the truth about their reasons for conducting the raid on President Donald Trump’s home.

• 2.7 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Majority of Republicans, Along With Plurality of Independents Do Not Believe FBI and DOJ are Being Honest About Justification for Raiding Trump’s Home:

• 49.7 percent of Independent voters believe the FBI and Department of Justice are not telling the truth about their reasons for conducting the raid on President Donald Trump’s home. 46.2 percent believe they are being honest, and 4.1 percent are not sure.

• 72.8 percent of Republican voters believe the FBI and Department of Justice are not telling the truth about their reasons for conducting the raid on President Donald Trump’s home. 25.1 percent believe they are being honest, and 2.1 percent are not sure.

• 20.6 percent of Democratic voters believe the FBI and Department of Justice are not telling the truth about their reasons for conducting the raid on President Donald Trump’s home. 77 percent believe they are telling the truth, and 2.3 percent are not sure.