By two-to-one voters believe FBI should be prosecuted for its role in Russia probe
Related poll shows just one-third of voters aware FBI lied to a judge to obtain wiretaps against 2016 Trump campaign associates.
A near-majority of voters say FBI agents and leaders should be prosecuted for their role in the Russian collusion conspiracy theory, according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen.
Among the voters, 46% said FBI officials should be criminally charged over the scandal, while only half that number — 23% — said they shouldn't.
Thirty percent were unsure.
![Should FBI agents and leaders be prosecuted for the agency's actions in the Russia probe?](/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2020-10/russia%20probe.jpg?h=78d1e665&itok=bl2Rn531)
The survey of 1,200 Registered Voters was conducted by Rasmussen using a mixed mode approach from October 1-3, 2020.
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In a related Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen, just one-third of voters were aware that the FBI lied to a judge to obtain wiretaps against 2016 Trump campaign associates.
When asked, 33% of voters said it was "true" that FBI agents lied to a judge to obtain warrants against Trump campaign affiliates. A fifth of all voters — 21% — found the allegation to be "false," while 46% were unsure.
![Do you think to get permission for eavesdropping on phone calls and emails of Trump campaign officials, FBI agents lied to a judge in written statements?](/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2020-10/spy%20on%20trump.jpg?h=78d1e665&itok=4kqAdSpp)
The results indicate that relatively few voters are aware that former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith earlier this year admitted to falsifying an email used to obtain a wiretap against 2016 Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
The survey of 1,200 Registered Voters was conducted by Rasmussen using a mixed mode approach from October 1-3, 2020.
Click here to see this question's cross-demographic tabulations.
Click here to see this question's methodology and sample demographics.
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