More than half of Americans think President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey to protect himself from the Russia investigations, according to a new poll Wednesday.

The ABC News/Washington Post poll shows 61 percent feel Trump fired Comey to protect himself, and 27 percent feel the president did it for the good of the country.

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