First of all, the question Quinnipiac asked doesn't include Sessions's actual response — nor does it include the actual question that Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) asked him. Do you think he lied under oath about this issue, or do you think he made an unclear statement without lying? A second poll question asked: Did Sessions do something illegal, did he do something unethical, or did he do nothing wrong? Although 52 percent said in response to the first question that Sessions lied, only 34 percent said in response to the second question that he did something illegal. In the first case, respondents were asked to choose between Sessions “lied under oath” and Sessions made an “unclear statement.” But when given a third option, they aren't so sure he broke the law.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2017 19:38 UTC