BURSTMore than six in 10 voters in a new poll, 63 percent, disapprove of how the Trump administration handled its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Just 17 percent of voters surveyed in the Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday said that they were satisfied with the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s conclusions that Epstein kept no "client list" and died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019. Twenty percent had no opinion.
Republicans, who have long fueled conspiracies about Epstein's associates and his death, were split, as the poll found 40 percent approved of how the Trump administration carried out the probe, 36 percent disapproved and 24 percent had no opinion.
Meanwhile, Democrats and independents overwhelmingly said they disapproved, at 83 percent and 71 percent, respectively.
"Epstein has been dead and gone for years but his tawdry legacy looms large in a country wanting to know more about who he knew and whether secrets have been buried with him," Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement.
President Trump on Wednesday blasted supporters who have pushed for more information about Epstein's case after the FBI and DOJ revealed that their probe had ended with no new conclusions.
"Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net, and so they try and do the Democrats' work," Trump told reporters Wednesday. "I call it the Epstein hoax. Takes a lot of time and effort.
"Instead of talking about the great achievements we’ve had … they’re wasting their time with a guy who obviously had some very serious problems, who died three, four years ago," he added.
Additionally, 62 percent of voters surveyed in the new Quinnipiac poll said they had been "somewhat" or "closely" following news about the Epstein case.
Quinnipiac surveyed 1,290 registered voters across the country July 10-14. The poll has a 2.7-percentage-point margin of error.