1. Trust FBI How much do you trust the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI? A great deal 17% 18% 16% 10% 14% 20% 23% 17% 16% 18% 25% A fair amount 29% 26% 32% 23% 29% 29% 36% 32% 24% 24% 20% Not very much 28% 28% 27% 27% 26% 30% 26% 27% 34% 22% 27% Not at all 14% 16% 12% 16% 18% 11% 13% 13% 11% 24% 15% Not sure 12% 12% 12% 24% 13% 10% 2% 11% 14% 11% 14% Totals 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 101% Unweighted N 995 421 574 198 263 342 192 752 110 84 49 A great deal 17% 30% 12% 12% 18% 14% 29% 13% 15% 16% 19% 18% A fair amount 29% 35% 24% 32% 28% 33% 38% 24% 44% 24% 28% 25% Not very much 28% 20% 30% 32% 29% 30% 16% 27% 21% 29% 27% 33% Not at all 14% 9% 16% 16% 12% 20% 13% 12% 11% 14% 16% 13% Not sure 12% 6% 17% 9% 13% 2% 5% 24% 10% 16% 9% 12% Totals 100% 100% 99% 101% 100% 99% 101% 100% 101% 99% 99% 101% Unweighted N 995 332 421 242 459 265 99 172 199 249 343 204 1
2. FBI job approval Do you approve or disapprove of the FBI s handling of the Russia investigation? Strongly approve 19% 20% 18% 8% 17% 20% 32% 18% 22% 24% 17% Somewhat approve 16% 16% 16% 13% 20% 18% 11% 17% 10% 17% 12% Somewhat disapprove 16% 17% 15% 28% 13% 13% 11% 15% 20% 16% 13% Strongly disapprove 21% 27% 16% 8% 14% 26% 35% 24% 15% 11% 20% Not sure 28% 20% 35% 43% 36% 23% 11% 25% 33% 33% 38% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 993 421 572 198 261 342 192 753 108 83 49 Strongly approve 19% 38% 12% 9% 17% 20% 23% 19% 24% 18% 20% 16% Somewhat approve 16% 19% 16% 11% 18% 15% 17% 11% 20% 16% 14% 17% Somewhat disapprove 16% 20% 13% 17% 15% 17% 18% 13% 13% 16% 15% 19% Strongly disapprove 21% 5% 21% 44% 15% 29% 21% 26% 18% 23% 24% 19% Not sure 28% 18% 38% 19% 33% 18% 21% 30% 25% 29% 28% 30% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 98% 99% 100% 99% 100% 102% 101% 101% Unweighted N 993 332 419 242 457 265 99 172 197 249 343 204 2
3. FBI Bias In general, do you the FBI is more likely to be: Biased IN FAVOR of President Trump 10% 8% 12% 22% 11% 6% 2% 7% 19% 16% 11% Biased AGAINST President Trump 30% 35% 25% 18% 20% 33% 47% 34% 13% 21% 23% Fair to President Trump 30% 32% 27% 20% 29% 34% 34% 30% 30% 27% 32% Not sure 31% 25% 37% 41% 40% 27% 17% 29% 38% 36% 34% Totals 101% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N 995 421 574 198 262 343 192 753 109 84 49 Biased IN FAVOR of President Trump 10% 19% 7% 3% 11% 10% 7% 7% 9% 9% 13% 7% Biased AGAINST President Trump 30% 11% 28% 56% 25% 37% 25% 35% 28% 33% 26% 32% Fair to President Trump 30% 48% 23% 19% 27% 32% 52% 24% 36% 26% 30% 29% Not sure 31% 22% 41% 22% 38% 21% 16% 34% 27% 32% 31% 32% Totals 101% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N 995 332 421 242 459 265 99 172 198 249 344 204 3
4. Heard about Nunes memo How much have you heard about a memo drafted by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes that alleges wrongdoing by the FBI? Heard a lot 35% 45% 27% 20% 27% 39% 54% 38% 23% 28% 42% Heard a little 34% 34% 33% 32% 32% 36% 34% 35% 28% 34% 30% Heard nothing at all 31% 21% 40% 48% 41% 25% 12% 27% 49% 38% 28% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N 990 419 571 194 262 342 192 752 107 83 48 Heard a lot 35% 41% 29% 41% 27% 39% 53% 43% 36% 39% 30% 39% Heard a little 34% 28% 37% 36% 35% 36% 26% 32% 35% 31% 35% 34% Heard nothing at all 31% 31% 34% 23% 38% 25% 21% 25% 29% 30% 35% 27% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N 990 331 417 242 456 264 99 171 198 248 341 203 4
5. Memo news sources Please select all the sources that you got news about the memo from. Select all that apply. Asked of those who heard a little/lot about the Nunes memo Local television news 38% 30% 48% 21% 32% 38% 52% 38% 45% 41% 23% National television news on a broadcast network like ABC, CBS or NBC 32% 29% 35% 20% 23% 28% 50% 32% 35% 29% 22% National television news on a cable network like CNN, Fox or MSNBC 40% 42% 38% 22% 33% 41% 55% 43% 35% 32% 25% Radio 25% 27% 23% 15% 18% 26% 36% 28% 14% 21% 17% A print newspaper or magazine 18% 20% 16% 9% 17% 16% 29% 18% 15% 19% 29% An online news source 47% 48% 45% 45% 39% 52% 45% 49% 29% 41% 49% Social media like Facebook or Twitter 24% 22% 26% 21% 30% 26% 17% 25% 25% 18% 15% Talking with a friend, family member or co-worker 21% 18% 24% 22% 19% 21% 20% 23% 14% 13% 16% Somewhere else 7% 9% 4% 21% 4% 5% 3% 5% 9% 1% 34% Not sure 3% 2% 4% 3% 9% 3% 0% 2% 10% 9% 0% Unweighted N 2% 2% 1% 4% 2% 2% 0% 2% 2% 0% 0% Local television news 38% 37% 38% 40% 41% 39% 33% 34% 35% 34% 40% 42% National television news on a broadcast network like ABC, CBS or NBC 32% 41% 30% 24% 35% 30% 32% 27% 31% 32% 34% 29% National television news on a cable network like CNN, Fox or MSNBC 40% 44% 35% 45% 32% 45% 51% 47% 50% 44% 37% 34% Radio 25% 18% 28% 30% 22% 29% 39% 22% 25% 24% 23% 30% A print newspaper or magazine 18% 25% 16% 15% 13% 17% 35% 22% 24% 17% 14% 22% An online news source 47% 50% 47% 42% 36% 52% 56% 57% 48% 52% 37% 53% 5
Social media like Facebook or Twitter 24% 31% 21% 20% 18% 24% 32% 30% 30% 23% 24% 19% Talking with a friend, family member or co-worker 21% 24% 18% 21% 15% 24% 30% 24% 24% 25% 14% 22% Somewhere else 7% 6% 8% 7% 8% 6% 8% 6% 5% 9% 5% 9% Not sure 3% 4% 4% 1% 7% 1% 1% 0% 6% 0% 4% 4% Unweighted N 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 0% 1% 3% 0% 5% 1% 0% 6
6. Cable news source Which national cable news did you get news about the memo from? Select all that apply. Asked of those who got news from cable CNN 50% 51% 48% 57% 59% 52% 42% 46% 66% 65% 61% Fox News 58% 58% 58% 60% 55% 52% 64% 61% 12% 53% 90% MSNBC 33% 31% 34% 27% 29% 37% 31% 29% 69% 23% 47% Unweighted N 6% 6% 6% 0% 0% 8% 8% 6% 7% 6% 0% CNN 50% 72% 51% 24% 49% 46% 63% 48% 54% 45% 50% 52% Fox News 58% 11% 70% 94% 52% 61% 55% 64% 43% 61% 59% 69% MSNBC 33% 65% 23% 10% 39% 31% 34% 24% 29% 32% 35% 34% Unweighted N 6% 4% 10% 3% 10% 2% 4% 8% 3% 8% 5% 8% 7
7. Memo contents Do you think the contents of the memo mostly: Asked of those who heard a little/lot about the Nunes memo Show that the FBI did something wrong 35% 40% 28% 23% 25% 39% 42% 38% 15% 27% 32% Do NOT show that the FBI did something wrong 34% 34% 34% 31% 44% 31% 34% 30% 54% 38% 55% Not sure 31% 26% 38% 47% 31% 30% 24% 32% 31% 36% 13% Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 708 348 360 97 171 267 173 564 59 52 33 Show that the FBI did something wrong 35% 7% 33% 69% 26% 41% 44% 39% 32% 32% 37% 38% Do NOT show that the FBI did something wrong 34% 68% 28% 5% 36% 36% 32% 29% 41% 29% 35% 33% Not sure 31% 25% 39% 25% 38% 23% 24% 32% 27% 39% 29% 30% Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% Unweighted N 708 231 288 189 286 205 81 136 153 179 223 153 8
8. Memo accuracy How accurate do you think the memo is? Asked of those who heard a little/lot about the Nunes memo Very accurate 24% 26% 22% 7% 15% 29% 32% 27% 17% 9% 20% Somewhat accurate 21% 23% 19% 38% 17% 18% 20% 23% 15% 18% 15% Not very accurate 13% 12% 14% 11% 14% 13% 14% 15% 8% 13% 7% Not at all accurate 17% 19% 15% 16% 21% 14% 18% 12% 34% 22% 40% Not sure 25% 20% 30% 29% 33% 25% 15% 23% 26% 39% 18% Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 708 348 360 97 171 267 173 564 59 52 33 Very accurate 24% 9% 24% 40% 19% 25% 31% 29% 20% 22% 26% 27% Somewhat accurate 21% 13% 22% 30% 18% 30% 19% 18% 22% 22% 22% 19% Not very accurate 13% 20% 12% 8% 11% 15% 16% 16% 10% 20% 11% 12% Not at all accurate 17% 38% 12% 1% 23% 15% 14% 8% 21% 12% 18% 17% Not sure 25% 20% 30% 20% 29% 15% 20% 29% 27% 24% 23% 26% Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N 708 231 288 189 286 205 81 136 153 179 223 153 9
Interviewing Dates February 2-4, 2018 Target population Sampling method Weighting U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over. Respondents were selected from YouGov s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2014 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from the November 2014 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement. The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, 2012 and 2016 Presidential votes. The weights range from 0.156 to 6.531, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of 0.886. Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 4.1% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 48 questions not reported. 10