Growing share of Republicans express little or no confidence in Mueller to conduct a fair investigation confident that Robert Mueller will conduct afair % who are investigation into confident Russian involvement in the 2016 election afair
By contrast, seven-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners are very (43%) or somewhat (27%) confident that Mueller’s investigation will be fair. The share of Democrats who express confidence in Mueller has held mostly stable over four surveys conducted since last December.
Growing share of Republicans express little or no  | confidence in Mueller to conduct a fair investigation  | confident that Robert Mueller will conduct afair  | % who are  | investigation into confident Russian involvement in the 2016 election afair  | Not  | Not  | Somewhat Very  | too  | atall  | Among total  | June  | 21  | 19  | 27  | 28  | March  | 18  | 19  | 36  | 25  | Jan  | 16 21  | 29  | 27  | Dec  | 16  | 20  | 30  | 25  | Among Rep/Lean Rep  | June  | 35  | 22  | 26 12  | March  | 26  | 24  | 35  | 11  | 30  | Jan  | 27  | 21  | 15  | Dec  | 25  | 25  | 30  | 14  | Among Dem/Lean Dem  | 10 17  | 27  | 43  | June  | March  | 8 15  | 36  | 39  | 27  | 38  | Jan  | 21  | Dec  | 10 16  | 31  | 37  | Source Survey ofU.S adults conducted June 5-12, 2018  | Note: Don t know responses notshown.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 