Poll results

The FBI IS hiding something over Hillary and Russia probes, say majority of public amid growing text scandal - and half want a second special prosecutor

An independent probe of the FBI would be welcomed by many Americans, a survey taken in the wake of demands from Republicans for a second special counsel investigation shows.

Half believe a special prosecutor should be tapped to check the law enforcement agency's work in cases that involved Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Nearly six in 10 voters told Rasmussen pollsters they believe two FBI officials who disparaged Trump prior to the election destroyed five months worth of missing messages that were exchanged between them because they have something to hide.

Republicans by and large believe that Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were behind the disappearance in communications that the FBI is blaming on a glitch. 

The timing of the talks, from Dec. 14 to May 17, has rankled lawmakers on Capitol Hill and President Donald Trump, who said it is 'one of the biggest stories in a long time' in a Tuesday tweet. 

'It is possible these text messages that are missing. Perhaps they really were lost. Perhaps it is another strange coincidence,' Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe told Fox News on Monday evening. 'It is harder and harder for us to explain one strange coincidence after another.'