s ▁investigation ▁was ▁proceed ing ▁fairly , ▁with ▁ 2 7 % ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not . ▁The ▁poll ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁ 4 7 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁said ▁that ▁President ▁Trump ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁im pe ached ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁to ▁dismiss ▁Mu eller . ▁ ▁A ▁December ▁poll ▁by ▁Associ ated ▁Press – N OR C ▁indicated ▁that ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁ten ▁Americans ▁believed ▁that ▁Trump ▁had ▁committed ▁a ▁crime ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁Russia , ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁ten ▁beyond ▁that ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁acted ▁un eth ically . ▁It ▁found ▁that ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁Republic ans ▁believe ▁that ▁Trump ▁acted ▁il leg ally . ▁It ▁found ▁that ▁ 6 8 % ▁of ▁Americans ▁believed ▁that ▁Trump ▁was ▁ob struct ing ▁the ▁investigation . ▁ 5 7 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" ext rem ely ▁confident " ▁or ▁" mod er ately ▁confident " ▁that ▁Mu eller ' s ▁investigation ▁is ▁fair . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁December ▁poll ▁from ▁The ▁Hill , ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁believe ▁Mu eller ▁has ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁James ▁Com ey . ▁The ▁poll ▁also ▁found ▁ 3 6 % ▁agreed ▁Trump ▁and ▁his ▁al lies ▁are ▁getting ▁har sh er ▁treatment ▁from ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁than ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁her ▁al lies ▁did ▁during ▁the ▁F BI ▁investigation ▁into ▁her ▁handling ▁of ▁class ified