Half of Americans Think President Biden Was ‘Involved’ in Hunter Biden’s Business Dealings as Impeachment Inquiry Looms
On the charges against Mr. Trump, meanwhile, survey finds majorities of voters see all four of his indictments as serious issues, though to varying degrees.

Some half of Americans think the president was “involved” in his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
The findings offer a starting point for public perceptions about President Biden as House Republicans move toward impeachment, as well as feelings about the potential criminality of President Trump.
In its September survey, Quinnipiac University asked 1,910 Americans about their knowledge and perception of Mr. Biden’s potential involvement with his son, Hunter Biden, in business dealings.
The survey found that 69 percent of voters say they’re following the Department of Justice’s investigation either “very” or “somewhat” closely, while 30 percent report that they’re not “following it too closely.”
A smaller majority, 58 percent, say they are following House Republicans’ investigations into the president’s son’s business dealings “somewhat” or “very” closely.
About 44 percent of respondents said they believe Hunter Biden did something illegal, and 50 percent say they think the president was “involved” in his son’s business in some way.
“Nearly half of voters believe that, with regard to his son, President Biden crossed the line either ethically or legally,” a Quinnipiac University polling analyst, Tim Malloy, said.
Thirty-five percent say they believe Mr. Biden did something illegal in his alleged involvement with his son’s business dealings in Ukraine and Communist China, while 13 percent say that he may have done something unethical or illegal. About half of respondents said they think the president crossed legal or ethical lines.
Mr. Biden’s age appears to be a bigger problem for him with Americans than does his son’s business dealing, according to the poll, with 68 percent saying he is too old to serve another four-year term, and a majority, 66 percent, supporting an age limit on holding elected office.
“In what can only be perceived as a plea for younger blood in the corridors of power, a majority of voters say candidates should be aged out once they cross a certain threshold,” Mr. Malloy said.
On the charges against Mr. Trump, majorities of voters see all four of his indictments as serious issues for the former president, though to varying degrees.
Regarding the charges filed against him related to the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, 56 percent reported seeing the case as “very serious,” and 8 percent reported seeing it as “somewhat serious.” Another 8 percent see it as “not too serious,” and 25 percent don’t think the charges are “serious at all.”
In the racketeering case filed against the former president in Georgia, 54 percent say they see it as “very serious,” while 9 percent say it is “somewhat serious,” 8 percent “not too serious,” and 25 percent “not serious at all.”
In the case concerning the mishandling of classified documents, 51 percent see the case as “very serious,” 13 percent say “somewhat serious,” 9 percent “not too serious,” and 25 percent “not serious at all.”
Mr. Trump’s case concerning the falsifying of business records and hush money paid to an adult film star was perceived as the least serious of the four, with 32 percent seeing it as “very serious,” 23 percent “somewhat serious,” 14 percent “not too serious,” and 29 percent “not serious at all.”
The survey was conducted between September 7 and 11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 points.