Poll: More than half want outside Trump-Russia probe

More than half of likely voters, 58 percent, want an independent investigation of alleged ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University survey out Tuesday.

Thirty-eight percent oppose an outside probe into alleged links between Trump’s campaign and Russia, while 7 percent are unsure.

Pollsters also found that most respondents have serious concerns about Russian interference in last year’s White House race.

Forty-six percent say it is a “very serious” issue, while 16 percent consider it “somewhat serious.” Twelve percent believe it is “not very serious,” while 20 percent think it is “not at all serious” and 6 percent are undecided.

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The new poll additionally found that 47 percent support Trump’s job performance so far, with 23 percent “strongly” approving and 24 percent approving.

Forty-four percent are displeased with Trump’s tenure so far, with 30 percent “strongly” disapproving and 14 percent disapproving. Another 9 percent are unsure.

Reports emerged last week that Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to disclose his talks with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak while serving as a surrogate for Trump’s run 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 election meddling.

The move reportedly angered Trump, who felt Sessions, a former Republican senator from Alabama, did not need to distance himself from a probe.

USA Today and Suffolk University conducted its latest survey of 1,000 likely voters via cell and landline telephone interviews from March 1 to 5. It has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.