Principle of Democracy

AP-NORC Poll: Majority of Americans favor Russia probe

BJONATHAN LEMIRE and EMILY SWANSON

Associated PressApril 1, 2017

The Majority wins in a democracy

The fundamental moral of democracy is 

TRUTH

One could say that all other moral virtues are

Based and founded upon truth

When the truth is disturbed in the 

Process of governing

The very fabric of democracy starts to crumble

There should be a type of probing into

 ANY DISTURBING MATTER

To see if the truth is being TAMPERED WITH!

In this March 31, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Slim majorities of Americans favor independent investigations into Trump’s relationship with the Russian government and possible attempts by Russia to influence last year’s election according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NEW YORK (AP) — Slim majorities of Americans favor independent investigations into President Donald Trump's relationship with the Russian government and possible attempts by Russia to influence last year's election.

That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Amid questions swirling in Washington that have forced the resignation of one top Trump official and the scrutiny of several others, most Americans say they're at least somewhat concerned about the possibility that the Republican businessman's campaign had inappropriate contacts with the Russian government. Less than half say they're very concerned.

The results are sharply partisan. More than three-quarters of Democrats favor an independent investigation while only one-quarter of Republicans do.

Overall, 52 percent of Americans favor the probe, while 23 percent are opposed