This statistics shows the share of people in the U.S. who agree with the perceptions that Trump fired Comey due to the FBI investigations into Trump's administration's links to Russia and the Clinton email scandal, as of May 2017. According to the survey, 31 percent of people believed that Trump fired Comey in order to slow down the investigation into his administration's ties to Russia.
Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017
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
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."
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Wall Street Journal, & NBCUniversal. (May 13, 2017). Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713454/public-opinion-on-reason-for-comey-being-fired-by-trump/
Wall Street Journal, und NBCUniversal. "Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017." Chart. May 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713454/public-opinion-on-reason-for-comey-being-fired-by-trump/
Wall Street Journal, NBCUniversal. (2017). Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713454/public-opinion-on-reason-for-comey-being-fired-by-trump/
Wall Street Journal, and NBCUniversal. "Public Opinion on Why President Trump Fired Former Fbi Chief Comey as of May 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713454/public-opinion-on-reason-for-comey-being-fired-by-trump/
Wall Street Journal & NBCUniversal, Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713454/public-opinion-on-reason-for-comey-being-fired-by-trump/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Public opinion on why President Trump fired former FBI chief Comey as of May 2017 [Graph], Wall Street Journal, & NBCUniversal, May 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713454/public-opinion-on-reason-for-comey-being-fired-by-trump/
