More than 6 in 10 back new law to protect Mueller
By Ryan Struyk, CNN
Updated 11:16 AM ET, Thu February 1, 2018
Washington (CNN)More than six in 10 Americans, 62%, support legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller by requiring a panel of federal judges to sign off before any special counsel could be fired.
The new Monmouth University survey comes amid reports that President Donald Trump attempted to fire the chief investigator into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia — and is still mulling potentially firing the special counsel.
Three in 10 Americans, 29%, Americans say they oppose that legislation.
Broad majorities of Democrats, 76%, and independents, 65%, support efforts to shield Mueller from unilateral presidential action. Republicans are nearly evenly divided: 44% support and 47% oppose ...
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