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Poll Finds Americans Doubt Trump on Epstein as Republican Backing Ticks Up

A national survey records deep distrust of the government’s handling of Epstein.

Overview

  • Only 23% approve and 52% disapprove of the president’s handling of the case, according to a Dec. 3–8 Reuters/Ipsos survey of 4,434 adults.
  • Republican approval rose to 53% from 44% a month earlier, though it remains below his 85% approval among Republicans overall.
  • Sixty-two percent say the government is hiding information about Epstein’s 2019 jail death, which was ruled a suicide.
  • Seventy percent believe officials are concealing details about people who may have participated in Epstein’s alleged trafficking, and just 18% think it’s likely Trump was unaware before it became public.
  • Congress required the Justice Department to release Epstein-related records by Dec. 19, and a federal judge approved making additional grand jury materials public.