Americans overwhelmingly support the appointment of a special counsel to look into President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents, according to a poll released Wednesday.
The CNN poll found that 84% of Americans approve of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Robert Hur as special counsel. Among Democrats, 80% approved of the decision, compared to 88% of Republicans who approved.
Roughly the same percentage of Americans said they approve of Mr. Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel to investigate whether former President Donald Trump also mishandled classified documents.
Only 43% of Americans approved of the Biden administration’s handling of the situation, with 75% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans approving.