A majority of Americans said they believe President Trump tried to impede or obstruct the Russian investigation, a new AP/NORC poll found.
According to the poll, 61 percent of respondents said they believe Trump “tried to impede or obstruct the investigation into whether his campaign had ties to Russia,” while 37 percent did not believe he did.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller is now investigating whether Trump did attempt to obstruct justice.
The poll also found that 48 percent of Americans were “extremely” or “very concerned” that Trump or members of his campaign had inappropriate contacts with Russians during the 2016 election, up 4 points from March. The percentage of respondents who said they were not concerned about Trump and his campaign contacting Russians was also lower from three months ago, down to 30 percent from 36 percent.
A slim majority of 52 percent of those polled said they disagreed with Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.
The poll also found that 36 percent of Americans said they were not very confident that the Department of Justice’s independent investigation headed by Robert Mueller will result in a “fair and impartial” probe.
The poll was conducted in the immediate days after Comey gave his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The poll of 1,068 adults was conducted from June 8–June 11 via telephone and online, with a 4.1 percent margin of error.
