Top Google debate question: Will Hillary be prosecuted?

by Jonathan Swan - 01/17/16 10:40 PM ET

Some of the top trending questions on Google during Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate related to Hillary Clinton’s legal troubles.

“Will Hillary Clinton get prosecuted?” is the top question being asked on Google searches concerning the Democratic front-runner during the debate, in Charleston, S.C.

{mosads}Two of the top five questions relating to Clinton implicitly concern the FBI investigation into the private email server she used as secretary of State.

The other question is “what did Hillary Clinton do that is illegal?”

But Clinton isn’t the only Democrat to have harsh questions asked about her on Google searches during the debate.

The top trending question for Bernie Sanders is “why is Bernie Sanders so popular?”

And the top trending question for third-place candidate Martin O’Malley is, “Why is Martin O’Malley running for president?”

Tags 2016 presidential election Bernie Sanders Democratic debate Hillary Clinton Martin O'Malley