When asked if they think the president “did anything illegal regarding Hunter Biden,” for instance, nearly half of Americans (48%) now say yes — compared with just 31% who say he did not.
And more Americans express approval (43%) than disapproval (38%) when asked about “the U.S. House of Representatives launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his son Hunter’s business dealings,” suggesting some openness to letting the process play out.
Little support for Hunter Biden
One thing Americans are increasingly clear about is believing Hunter Biden broke the law. (Hunter was indicted just before the Yahoo News/YouGov poll went into the field last week for
allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a gun.)
More than two-thirds (67%) of all Americans — up from 64% last month and 51% last October — now believe Hunter “definitely” or “probably” did something “illegal,” a sentiment that includes a majority of Democrats (55%) and nearly 9 in 10 Republicans (88%).
As a result, most Americans (62%) approve of Hunter’s just-announced indictment on gun charges, while only 13% disapprove and 24% are not sure. Support for that indictment is nearly universal among Republicans (86%), but it also includes almost half of Democrats (45%).