Voters trust former FBI Director James Comey more than President Trump, a new poll released Wednesday found.
The Quinnipiac University National Poll found that 54 percent of U.S. voters believe Comey will be honest about important issues, compared to 35 percent who believe Trump will do the same.
But trust in Comey takes a significant dip among Republican voters, as just 13 percent say they trust the former FBI director more than Trump, while 76 percent trust Trump.
The president fired Comey in May and has since criticized him on Twitter.
Last week, Trump suggested Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe “committed many crimes.” The president has also referred to his ex-FBI director as “lying James Comey.” In a series of tweets before the release of Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty, Trump said Comey is a “proven leaker and liar,” “weak,” and an “untruthful slime ball” who was a “terrible director of the FBI.”
Despite the attacks from Trump, the public’s trust in Comey over Trump has wavered only slightly over the past 10 months, according to previous polls from Quinnipiac University.
A December 2017 survey found 56 percent of people trust Comey, while 32 percent trust Trump to speak honestly about vital issues.
A June 2017 poll found 56 percent of voters again said they believe Comey, and 36 percent believe the president.
But Americans still have a negative view of the former FBI director, the Quinnipiac University National Poll published Wednesday found. Thirty percent of voters view Comey favorably, compared to 41 percent who view him unfavorably.
Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,193 voters from April 20 to April 24. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
