{"id":2290421,"date":"2024-07-08T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-split-on-whether-trump-should-face-prison-time-for-hush-money-conviction-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:01:06","slug":"public-split-on-whether-trump-should-face-prison-time-for-hush-money-conviction-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-split-on-whether-trump-should-face-prison-time-for-hush-money-conviction-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Public split on whether Trump should face prison time for hush money conviction &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-split-on-whether-trump-should-face-prison-time-for-hush-money-conviction-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent \u2064poll that shows a split among\u200b the public on \u2064whether former\u200d President\u2063 Donald Trump should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epstein-guards-cop-to-falsifying-prison-logs-cut-deal-with-feds-to-avoid-doing-time\/\" title=\"Epstein Guards Cop To Falsifying Prison Logs, Cut Deal With Feds To Avoid Doing Time\">serve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-clinesmith-altered-an-email-in-the-trump-russia-probe-to-keep-it-going-he-just-received-probation\/\" title=\"Kevin Clinesmith Altered An Email In The Trump-Russia Probe To Keep It Going. He Just Received Probation.\">prison time<\/a><\/a>\u200d for his felony conviction in the New York hush money case. The poll indicates\u2064 that half of the respondents believe \u200cTrump should not go \u200dto prison, while 48% think\u2063 he should. Opinions are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-democrats-pivot-to-new-midterm-strategy-but-will-it-save-them\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Democrats Pivot To New Midterm Strategy, But Will It Save Them?\">heavily divided<\/a> along \u2062partisan lines, with Democrats more in favor of prison time and Republicans opposed. The \u200carticle also mentions that the approval\u2063 ratings for the conviction have remained stable since June. Additionally, there is a divide on\u2064 whether\u2063 Trump received fair treatment from the judge, jury,\u2064 and prosecution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Public split on whether Trump should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-she-was-raped-then-she-admitted-she-lied-to-cover-up-an-affair\/\" title=\"She Claimed She Was Raped. Then She Admitted She Lied To Cover Up An Affair.\">face prison time<\/a> for hush money conviction<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/abaker\/\">Audrey Baker<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T10:56:43-04:00\">July 8, 2024 10:56 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696131\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The country is evenly divided on whether former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> should serve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prison<\/a> time for his felony conviction in the New York hush money case, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/about-half-believe-trump-should-serve-prison-time-for-his-felony-conviction-in-the-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> by the <em>Associated Press<\/em>-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.<\/p>\n<p>Half of the survey respondents think Trump should not be sentenced to time in prison, while 48% think he should, according to the poll. Opinions are heavily split along partisan lines, with 78% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> in favor of the former president spending time in prison and 86% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> opposed.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the conviction itself, 46% approve and 27% disapprove. These figures have remained relatively stable since <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/June-2024-AP-NORC-Poll-Topline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>June<\/a>, when 48% approved and 29% disapproved. <\/p>\n<p>The public is also about evenly split on whether Trump received fair treatment from the judge, jury, and prosecution. Most Democrats think the former president was treated fairly, while most Republicans disagree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump was originally scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in May, but his sentencing was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3068066\/judge-postpones-trumps-hush-money-sentencing-to-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>delayed until September<\/a> after the Supreme Court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3030301\/supreme-court-finds-some-immunity-for-presidents-complicating-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ruling on presidential immunity<\/a> last week. The former president could face up to four years in prison, although legal experts have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/05\/30\/g-s1-2026\/trump-guilty-sentence-prison-voting-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> it\u2019s unlikely he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-chinese-spy-rep-swalwell-was-sleeping-with-is-pictured-with-chinese-agent-who-spied-on-sen-feinstein-for-20-years\/\" title=\"HUGE: Chinese Spy Rep. Swalwell Was Sleeping With Is Pictured with Chinese Agent Who Spied on Sen. Feinstein for 20 Years\">spend time<\/a> behind bars given his status as a first-time offender.<\/p>\n<p>Most people have heard or read about Trump\u2019s conviction in recent weeks, according to the poll. Democratic respondents were the most likely group to have paid attention to the conviction at 81%, compared to 76% of Republicans, 68% of independents, and 77% of the overall population.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696131\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696131\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that the public is divided on whether former President Donald Trump should serve prison time for his felony conviction in the New York hush money case. Half of respondents believe he should not be sentenced to prison, while 48% think he should. Opinions on this issue are heavily influenced by political party affiliation, with most Democrats in favor of prison time for Trump and most Republicans opposed. The poll also showed that opinions on the conviction itself and whether Trump received fair treatment from the legal system are also split along partisan lines. Trump&#8217;s sentencing, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been delayed until September following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Despite facing up to four years in prison, legal experts believe it is unlikely that Trump will serve time behind bars as a first-time offender. The poll also revealed that a majority of people have been following news of Trump&#8217;s conviction, with Democrats being the most attentive group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":2290422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24155619122697.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15927,22021,33806,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2290421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conviction","tag-hush-money","tag-prison-time","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24155619122697.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}