new york majority americans include grow number republicans want see independent investigation sort connections russia president donald trump 2016 election campaign accord reuters/ipsos opinion poll release monday may 10-14 poll conduct trump fire fbi director jam comey suggest public increasingly uneasy allegations meddle russians u.s. election trump dismissal comey lead federal bureau investigation probe tie white house russia intensify call democrats independent probe accord poll 59 percent adults include 41 percent republicans 79 percent democrats agree congress launch independent investigation communications russian government trump campaign 2016 election compare 54 percent adults include 30 percent republicans 81 percent democrats felt way poll last ask question february really know believe anymore say john kremer 74 trump supporter birmingham alabama want independent investigation kremer think trump illegal contact russians like way president handle issue comey fire would comfortable result investigation kremer say concern whether trump try minimize investigation reuters/ipsos poll also find public confidence executive branch congress erode since nov. election thirty-six percent americans say hardly confidence executive branch 43 percent say felt way congress 30 percent 37 percent respectively answer way november poll ask replace comey 48 percent want fbi outsider credible experience law law enforcement thirty-seven percent say want someone within fbi percent want fbi outsider close trump administration reuters/ipsos poll conduct online english 50 state washington d.c. include responses 1,541 adults include 515 republicans 686 democrats poll credibility interval measure accuracy percentage point entire group percentage point republicans percentage point democrats click complete poll description methodology tmsnrt.rs/2qkmisd americans want 'independent investigation trump reuters/ipsos poll