Over half of registered voters support having a special prosecutor investigate alleged ties between Russia’s government and President Trump’s campaign, according to a new poll.
Fifty-seven percent back appointing a special prosecutor in the Morning Consult/Politico survey released Wednesday. Thirty-seven percent “strongly” support such an outside official, while 20 percent “somewhat” want it instead.
{mosads}Thirty-one percent oppose a special prosecutor, with 14 percent “somewhat” disliking the idea and 17 percent “strongly” rejecting it.
Pollsters also found that 38 percent believe Attorney General Jeff Sessions was untruthful during his confirmation hearing about his past interactions with Russian officials.
Twenty-nine percent think Sessions, a former GOP senator from Alabama, was truthful.
Wednesday’s results additionally show that 41 percent believe Russia influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential race, while 42 percent disagree with that assessment.
Reports emerged last week that Sessions failed to disclose his talks with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak while serving as a surrogate for Trump’s campaign last year.
The news set off a major firestorm in Washington, D.C., ultimately leading to Sessions recusing himself from any probes related to Russia’s 2016 election meddling.
Intelligence reports have concluded that Russia waged a hacking and influence campaign last year aimed partially at helping elect Trump.
Morning Consult and Politico conducted its latest survey of 1,992 registered voters nationwide via online interviews from March 2 to 6. It has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.