Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) says it's time to consider an independent commission or special prosecutor to investigate President Trump's ties to Russia.

"I think it's time that we look at the idea of whether it's an independent commission or special prosecutor," Kinzinger told CNN's "New Day" on Wednesday.

"I think it's time that we do whatever is necessary that when this is over, we give the American people the confidence that justice, either way — either way it goes, has been served."

Kinzinger said he thinks it is getting to the point where the issue is becoming "too political."

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"People are making determinations on whether something did or didn't happen by their political stripes, not by the rule of law," he said. "And so I think we're at the position now where it's time for an independent commission or a special prosecutor or whatever."

Kinzinger said he hasn't lost faith in the House and Senate investigations into Russian election interference, saying they should continue.

He pointed to reports that Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to end the federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

"This has raised real red flags in the level of seriousness. And so we need honest, nonpolitical answers," he said.

"This is about America. It's not about our political parties or political future, and I think whatever form that is, if it's a commission or something, is where we need to go."

Kinzinger said the reports about Trump's conversation with Comey are "very concerning" if true.

"And we need to get to the bottom of that, have our legal experts find out what level does that rise to," he said.

"The American people deserve the answers here, whether you're Republican, Democrat or independent, and our job in the legislative branch is to make sure that we get the answers to questions like that."