Republicans grow more skeptical that Mueller is conducting a fair investigation % who are confident that Robert Mueller will conduct a fair investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election
Overall, 55% of the public is very (30%) or somewhat (26%) confident in Mueller, while 37% are not too confident (15%) or not at all confident (22%) he will conduct a fair investigation. These attitudes have changed little since December.
Republicans grow more skeptical that Mueller is conducting a fair investigation  | % who are  | confident that Robert Mueller will conduct a fair investigation into Russian involvement in the  | 2016 election  | Among total  | Among Rep/lean Rep  | Among Dem/lean Dem  | 76  | 75  | 70  | 68  | 65  | 61  | 56  | 55  | 55  | 55  | 39  | 46  | 45  | 44  | 48  | 25  | 37  | 43  | 38  | 38  | Very  | 25  | 27  | 28  | 33  | 11  | 30  | 15  | 14  | 12  | 10  | 36  | 35  | 36  | Somewhat  | 30  | 29  | 30  | 30  | 31  | 27  | 27  | 27  | 28  | 26  | 26  | 24  | 15  | 16  | 15  | Not too  | 21  | 19  | 19  | 21  | 17  | 20  | 21  | 25  | 24  | 22  | 21  | 10  | a  | 10  | 10  | 22  | 8  | 16  | 18  | 21  | Not at all  | 16  | 23  | 26  | 27  | 27  | 26  | 25  | 29  | 35  | 38  | 36  | 37  | 37  | 40  | 48  | 50  | 51  | 56  | 58  | Dec  | Jan March June Sept  | Dec  | Jan March June Sept  | Dec  | Jan March June Sept  | '17  | '18  | 118  | '18  | '18  | 18  | '18  | '18  | '18  | '17  | '18  | '18  | '18  | '18  | 17  | Note: Don't know responses not shown.  | Source Survey of US adults conducted Sept 18-23, 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 