Most U.S. adults want an “independent investigation” of possible ties between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, according to a new poll.

Sixty percent agree that Congress should launch such a probe in a Reuters/Ipsos survey released Monday.

Forty percent of that total “strongly” agree that the investigation should focus on “communications between the Russian government and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.”

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The remaining 20 percent “somewhat agree,” while a combined 28 percent disagree to some degree about the idea.

Fourteen percent “strongly” disagree, while 14 percent “somewhat disagree” and 12 percent “don’t know.”

Pollsters found that 36 percent think “a combination of reasons” was behind Trump’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey last week.

Thirty-four percent said Trump was concerned with Comey’s investigation of his administration’s ties to Russia.

Fifteen percent said the dismissal was due to Comey’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Virginia Democrat blasts Trump's 'appalling' remark about COVID-19 deaths in 'blue states' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE’s private email server, and 15 percent “don’t know.”

Fifty-one percent additionally disagreed that Trump is “honest and truthful,” while 29 percent agreed and 19 percent “don’t know.”

The White House announced last week that Trump had fired Comey on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsTrump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report MORE and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein.

Trump last Thursday appeared to cite investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 race as a factor in his decision.

“Regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey,” he told host Lester Holt on “NBC Nightly News.”

“And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, ‘You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story.’”

Comey’s firing comes amid the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in last year’s White House race, including possible ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia.

Reuters/Ipsos conducted its latest survey of 1,541 U.S. adults via online interviews from May 10-14. It has a 2.8 percent margin of error.