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Nearly everyone in the country is aware of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and more than half of those who are believe that President Donald Trump is concealing information about the case, according to the results of a new national poll. Conspiracy theories and outrage have swirled around Epstein since 2006, when the financier first faced criminal charges related to the sexual exploitation of underage girls. He killed himself after more charges were brought in 2019.The new UMass-Amherst national poll found that 96% of people are at least aware of the case, with 36% reporting that they have heard a lot about it. The UMass-Amherst national poll is based on a sample of 1,000 people collected between July 25 and 30. The margin of error is 3.5%.Of those who are aware of the case, 70% believe a list of Epstein's clients exists, 67% believe Trump and Epstein were once good friends, 63% believe the Trump administration is hiding information, and 59% believe a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate how the Epstein case was handled. 81% of those who believe the administration is hiding information said Trump is to blame. Just 7% of those polled said Trump has handled the release of information concerning the Epstein case very well — the lowest rating for all issues included in the poll. Download:Poll toplinesCrosstabsMore than half of the respondents, 52%, said Trump is not at all transparent as president. 48% called him competent, 42% called him strong and 35% called him corrupt.Meanwhile, Trump's overall approval rating is slipping, along with approval of his handling of immigration, according to the poll.According to the findings, the number of those who strongly approve of Trump's job performance declined from 27% in April to 21% in July. Meanwhile, the number of those who strongly disapprove grew from 44% to 49%. Also, from April to July, the poll found that fewer voters who supported Trump in November remained confident that they made the right choice. The percentage of Trump voters who remained confident three months ago was 74%, dipping to 69% in the latest polling. The poll found that 52% oppose defunding public media and 62% oppose firing federal employees to replace them with political appointees.