Is the Mueller Probe Being Conducted Fairly?

What’s the story?

• Various polls have reported very different findings on Americans’ attitudes towards special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
• One of the polls, which the president himself touted, has been criticized for being based on a poorly framed poll question.

What did the polls find?

AP poll

A survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found:

• 62% of Americans are confident that Mueller’s investigation is being conducted fairly.
• 33% are “very confident.”
• 37% are “not very” or “not at all confident” in a fair investigation.

 Suffolk University/USA Today survey

This survey asked 1,000 respondents the following: “President Trump has called the Special Counsel’s investigation a ‘witch hunt’ and said he’s been subjected to more investigations than previous presidents because of politics. Do you agree?”

• 50.3% responded “yes”
• 47% disagreed

However, various outlets have criticized the question for combining two ideas: “[I]t’s not clear which of Trump’s claims respondents were agreeing or disagreeing with — that the Russia investigation is a ‘witch hunt,’ or that there have been more politically motivated investigations of Trump than other presidents,” FactCheck.org explained.

What do you think?

Do you think Mueller’s probe is being conducted fairly? Are you confident in the Mueller investigation? Take action and tell your reps, then share your thoughts below.

—Josh Herman

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