A poll of U.S. voters released on Thursday found just under half of American voters want Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to be disqualified from prosecuting her election case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia.
The Rasmussen poll, conducted after Willis testified on in the hearing to determine whether she should be removed from the case against Trump, determined that 48 percent of likely U.S. voters say there is significant evidence indicating Willis should be disqualified. The pollsters found that just 39 percent said Willis should remain on the case, while 13 percent were unsure.
Rasmussen reported the survey of 960 likely voters was conducted between February 18 and February 20, and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Pollsters further found that 76 percent of Republicans said they believe Willis should be disqualified, while just 6 percent said they believe she should prosecute the case. They are joined by 44 percent of independents, while just 38 percent of independents said they believe Willis should remain.
Twenty-four percent of Democrats said they believe Willis should be disqualified, while 62 percent want her to stay on the case.
Should Fani Willis be disqualified from the Trump case?
-YES/No-
All – 48% / 39%
Rep – 76% / 6%
Ind – 44% / 38%
Dem – 24% / 62% https://t.co/na9DHohxfl pic.twitter.com/RDUP6jWZZZ— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) February 22, 2024
The polling was conducted after Willis testified during the February 15 hearing in Fulton County Superior Court to determine her fate on the case due to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who has earned more than $650,000 since Willis appointed him in 2021.
Attorneys representing Trump and his co-defendants in the case allege that Willis inappropriately benefited from Wade’s appointment due to luxurious vacations the couple shared, which were purchased using Wade’s business credit card.
Willis and Wade both separately testified that the district attorney reimbursed her special prosecutor for the trips in unreported cash transactions and that Willis had a lifelong habit of keeping large amounts of money in her home that she used to pay her former lover.
After she testified about the origins of her cash savings and claimed to have kept money from her first campaign, The Georgia Star News found the district attorney repaid herself about $8,500 from her first campaign for loans that were filed late, missing the signature and date, or were missing paperwork on a Georgia elections website.
Rasmussen’s poll was published one day after a poll conducted during the period Willis testified found Trump has an 8-point lead over President Joe Biden in the Peach State.
That poll found Trump winning among all age groups and that his lead expanded slightly when independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was included in the race.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Georgia Star News, The Virginia Star, and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Fani Willis” by Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.
