Poll: Voters Trust Comey Over Trump

Forty-three percent of voters trust former FBI Director James Comey to tell the truth, compared to 29 percent who trust President Donald Trump more, according to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll.

Here are the highlights from the survey:

• 13 percent of Republicans trust Comey over Trump, compared to 60 percent who trust Trump more.
• 73 percent of Democrats trust Comey, while 7 percent trust Trump more.
• 40 percent of independents trust Comey over Trump, compared to 21 percent who trust the president more.
• 11 percent of all those surveyed grade Comey’s tenure at the FBI with an A; 17 percent with a B; 22 percent with a C; 9 percent with a D and 18 percent with an F.
• 36 percent say Comey is primarily concerned with doing what is best for Americans, while 35 percent said he is primarily concerned with his own interests.

The survey, conducted April 12-17, sampled 1,917 voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percent.

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