Confidence in Mueller to conduct a fair investigation linked to view of investigation's merit % who are confident that special counsel Robert Mueller will conduct afair investigation into Russian special involvement in the 2016 election Somewhat Not too Not at all Among those who say senior members of Trump admin definitelyor have improper contact with Russia during 2016 campaign have improper contact with Russia during 2016 campaign
Among those who say that it is at least probable that senior members of the Trump administration had improper contact with Russia, 36% are very confident that Mueller’s investigation will be fair and another 31% are somewhat confident. Among those who think that there was probably or definitely no improper contact, only 12% are very confident in a fair investigation, while 30% are somewhat confident.
Confidence in Mueller to conduct a fair investigation  | linked to view of investigation's merit  | % who are  | confident that special counsel Robert Mueller will conduct  | afair investigation into Russian special involvement in the 2016 election  | Somewhat Not too Not at all  | Very  | Total  | 25  | 20  | 16  | 30  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 25  | 25  | 14  | 30  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 37  | 31  | 16  | 10  | Among those who say senior members of Trump admin definitelyor  | probably  | have improper contact with Russia during 2016 campaign  | Did (59%)  | 36  | 19  | 31  | Did not(30%)  | 12  | 30  | 22  | 31  | Among Rep/Lean Rep who say senior members of Trump admin definitelyor  | probably  | have improper contact with Russia during 2016 campaign  | Did (26%)  | 22  | 35  | 32  | Did not (65%)  | 11  | 28  | 24  | 32  | Note: Don tknow responses notshown Q51  | Source Survev ofu.s responses adults conducted Nov 29-Dec 4. 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 