CBS News poll: Americans split on Russia investigation
Most Americans think former National Security Adviser
Michael Flynn's guilty plea and cooperation with the special counsel is a serious issue for the
Trump administration, including a third of Republicans. But most Republicans see the Russia investigation overall as politically motivated.
Americans divide in their views on the Russia investigation: eight in 10 Republicans call it politically motivated, while three in four Democrats say it is justified.
Some Republicans – just over four in 10 - do think it's at least somewhat likely that senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia, but they are less likely than Democrats to think that Flynn's guilty plea is a serious issue for the administration.
Overall, most Americans think the whole situation is an important issue to the country, but fewer Republicans think that.
Americans who think the Russia investigation is justified overwhelmingly see the Flynn matter as serious. But even the more than four in 10 who view the investigation as politically motivated also think the Flynn matter is a serious issue for the administration.
CBS News poll: Americans split on Russia investigation