| Characteristic | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Don't know enough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To slow down the FBI investigation into Russia's involvement in the election and possible connections to his campaign and administration. | 31 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 18 |
| Due to concerns about the way Comey handled and released information about the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server | 18 | 20 | 14 | 29 | 19 |
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May 2017
United States
May 11-13,2017
800 respondents
Telephone interview
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Im going to mention several reasons why some people say that President Trump fired James Comey as FBI Director and for each one please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with this statement. If you don't know enough to say either way, please just say so:
1. President Trump fired Comey to slow down the FBI investigation into Russia's involvement in the last presidential election and possible connections to the Trump campaign and Administration.
2. President Trump fired Comey due to legitimate concerns about the way Comey handled and released information about the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server."
