More than half of likely voters, 58 percent, want an independent investigation of alleged ties between Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's presidential campaign and Russia, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University survey out Tuesday.

Thirty-eight percent oppose an outside probe into alleged links between Trump's campaign and Russia, while 7 percent are unsure.

Pollsters also found that most respondents have serious concerns about Russian interference in last year’s White House race.

Forty-six percent say it is a “very serious” issue, while 16 percent consider it “somewhat serious.” Twelve percent believe it is “not very serious,” while 20 percent think it is “not at all serious” and 6 percent are undecided.

ADVERTISEMENT

The new poll additionally found that 47 percent support Trump’s job performance so far, with 23 percent “strongly” approving and 24 percent approving.

Forty-four percent are displeased with Trump’s tenure so far, with 30 percent “strongly” disapproving and 14 percent disapproving. Another 9 percent are unsure.

Reports emerged last week that 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 failed to disclose his talks with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak while serving as a surrogate for Trump’s run last year.

The news set off a major firestorm in Washington, D.C., ultimately leading to Sessions recusing himself from any probes related to Russia’s election meddling.

The move reportedly angered Trump, who felt Sessions, a former Republican senator from Alabama, did not need to distance himself from a probe.

USA Today and Suffolk University conducted its latest survey of 1,000 likely voters via cell and landline telephone interviews from March 1 to 5. It has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.