61% Don’t Trust Congress to Investigate
Almost three out of four Americans want an independent, non-partisan commission to investigate Russia’s interference in the U.S presidential election, including what contacts Russia had with the Trump team. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds 73% prefer an independent commission, while just 16 percent say Congress should be in charge.
That’s not to say they don’t want Congress to investigate. The majority of Americans also want a congressional investigation, in addition to an independent commission.
Not surprisingly, 84% of Democrats and 51% of independents want an independent commission. The majority of Republicans, 53%, do not. There are not currently any public plans to form an independent commission.
Also unsurprisingly, a strong majority of Americans, 61%, do not trust Congress with investigating Russia and Trump.
Both the House and Senate investigations have had significant problems, caused by their respective Republican chairs.
On Twitter, the hashtag #independentinvestigation is very active.
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