As Epstein releases near, Americans think Trump knew about Epstein's alleged crimes

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The survey reinforced how troublesome impending document drops could be for Trump, especially ahead of next Friday’s big deadline for the Justice Department to turn over what it has to Congress. And that’s because lots and lots of Americans – and even Republicans – are inclined to believe, or at least entertain the idea, that Trump was aware of something unsavory.

The Reuters-Ipsos poll asked whether Americans believed that Trump was not aware of Epstein’s alleged crimes before they became public. Just 18% said it was “somewhat” or “very” likely that Trump didn’t know. Fully 60% said it was “not too” or “not at all” likely that Trump didn’t know. That’s a 3-to-1 margin believing Trump knew something.

Even among Republicans, slightly more felt Trump was probably aware (39%) than leaned toward him not knowing (34%).

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Just to underscore the remarkable things these polls are telling us: Three-quarters of Americans suggested they remained open to the possibility that the president of the United States knew about or even engaged in crimes with a notorious pedophile. And even many Republicans thought he knew something about what Epstein was up to.

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/politics/epstein-files-trump-poll-analysis