A new poll shows broad support for congressional investigations into the Trump administration, with 60 percent of respondents saying Democrats should investigate senior administration officials and 86 percent agreeing that it's "Congress’s job to know whether the President or senior officials have committed any crimes."
The survey, conducted by Global Strategy Group, also found that support for the investigations is pretty unshakeable. Even after reading language suggesting the investigations would be a “politically-motivated witch hunt,” 60 percent of respondents still support Democrats using their investigatory powers.
Additional findings include:
- 84 percent of respondents agree that "No one is above the law. Congress has investigated past presidential administrations. The Trump administration shouldn’t get a special pass.”
- The No. 1 reason for investigating Trump is that “senior officials are not looking out for the public on issues that affect the lives of regular people” (24 percent overall, with 35 percent of independents choosing that rationale); the No. 2 reason is that “senior officials are engaging in criminal activities” (21 percent).