Poll: 46% of Americans Think Trump Fired Comey Over Russia
A majority of Americans — 54 percent — think that President Donald Trump's abrupt dismissal of FBI Director James Comey was not appropriate, while 46 percent think that Comey was fired due to the Russia investigation, according to results from a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll.
A strong majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaners (84 percent) and Independents who do not lean toward either party (61 percent) say that the firing was not appropriate. Among Republicans and Republican-leaners, 79 percent approve of the move, while 13 percent say it was not appropriate.
Overall, 46 percent of Americans think Trump's decision to fire Comey was related to the Russia investigation. About a quarter, 24 percent, believe Comey's removal was due to his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, and 22 percent said it was something else.
Partisans disagree, however, on the rationale behind Comey's firing. A majority of Democrats (67 percent) think his handling of the Russia investigation was the cause of President Trump's decision, whereas a plurality (43 percent) of Republicans say it was due to the Clinton investigation.
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