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struggle4progress

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Wed Feb 7, 2018, 02:14 AM Feb 2018

Most approve of FBI and believe Trump obstructing justice

Michal Kranz

... When asked whether Trump had tried to "derail or obstruct" the Russia investigation, 53% of voters said that he had, while 41% said that he did not. Half of voters believed the Mueller probe was "legitimate" and 41% did not, however 56% told Quinnipiac that it was fair. Only 28% agreed with Trump that it wasn't.

In terms of approval of the FBI, 49% of Americans held a favorable view of the agency, according to Axios, and 48% told Quinnipiac that the agency was handling its job well. The FBI's approval rating had jumped two percentage points since January 2017, according to the poll.

But when broken down by party, support for the FBI fluctuated wildly. While 64% of Democrats approved of the bureau, only 38% of Republicans agreed with them. Since January 2017, though, approval of the FBI has shrunk overall, Axios reported.

55% of voters did agree that Trump was biased against the FBI, however, and 55% also said they did not trust the president to "do what is right" ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-americans-believe-trump-obstructed-justice-2018-2

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