Trump beats Biden in post-trial poll showing most Americans see prosecution as political | 2 June 2024 | If the 2024 presidential election were held today, former President Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden by 2 percentage points, according to a new poll taken after a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Additionally, most voters, 51%, say that the prosecutions of Trump are politically motivated, according to a HarrisX poll released Friday.