A majority of Americans believe Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his enemies

More Americans believe E. Jean Carroll than Donald Trump (46% vs. 27%) in regards to her accusation that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, according to the May 29 - June 1 Economist / YouGov Poll; 27% of people are not sure. A majority (83%) of Democrats believe Carroll while only 4% believe Trump; 65% of Republicans believe Trump and only 5% believe Carroll. Far more Independents believe Carroll than believe Trump (52% vs. 14%). Opinions on who is telling the truth also differ by gender, especially among Republicans: 73% of Republican men but only 58% of Republican women believe Trump over Carroll. However, only 5% of Republican men and 6% of Republican women believe Carroll; Republican women are far more likely than Republican men to say they are unsure (36% vs. 22%).

More strongly or somewhat approve than disapprove of juries in New York awarding Carroll $88.3 million in damages in her suit against Trump for sexual assault and defamation (48% vs. 30%). About as many disapprove as approve of having the Department of Justice investigate Carroll for perjury (41% vs. 39%).

A majority (56%) of Americans say Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his political enemies, while only 25% say he isn't. Almost all Democrats say Trump is (87%, vs. 3% who say he isn't), as do most Independents (61% vs. 14%).

Most Republicans say Trump isn't using the Justice Department to go after his enemies (21% say he is and 61% say he isn't), but Republicans who aren't MAGA supporters are evenly split (43% vs. 41%). Republicans who are MAGA supporters overwhelmingly say Trump isn't going after enemies with the Justice Department (14% vs. 70%).

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