Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections

Sixty-three percent of Americans express a great deal of concern about at least one form of foreign interference into the 2020 U.S. presidential election, whether it’s tampering with election results, influencing candidates or voters, or stealing information. And 52% are very worried about the vulnerability of the election system to hacking in general.

The investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. …

Mueller delivered his report on March 22, 2019, bringing to a close a nearly two-year investigation into Trump’s campaign and Russian officials. Few Americans think the report completely exonerated Trump of either collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice.

Twenty-four percent say the report cleared the president of coordinating with Russia, 44% say it did not clear him and 31% say they do not know enough to say. Regarding alleged obstruction of justice, 20% consider the report an exoneration of Trump, while 48% disagree and 30% say they don’t know enough. CONT.

Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research