Most Americans Think Mueller Probe Goal Is to Delegitimize Trump’s Win, Poll Shows

Special Counsel Robert Mueller leaves after a meeting with the US Senate Judiciary Committee at the US Capitol in Washington, on June 21, 2017. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Most Americans believe President Donald Trump’s critics are trying to use special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to delegitimize Trump’s 2016 election victory, according to a new poll.

Mueller is leading the investigation to probe any links between the Russian government and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, but many Americans think the investigation has been politicized.