Public sees Biden cooperating with documents investigation; job approval remains unchanged — CBS News poll

Slightly more Americans think the Biden administration is handling the classified documents investigation well than badly, with most saying President Biden has tried to cooperate with it.

The situation is not impacting Mr. Biden's broader ratings. His job approval rating remains unchanged in recent weeks. And he's still about as well-liked personally by a majority, compared to a year ago.

Context matters too, as big numbers of people think it might even be commonplace for former high-ranking officials to have classified materials at home. More than eight in 10 suspect this generally happens at least "sometimes" or even "a lot."

Speaking of former presidents, rank-and-file Republicans are voicing a tough judgment on fairness now, as they compare situations between Mr. Biden and Trump — feeling that the president has gotten fairer treatment than Trump received. (And they also feel Trump has cooperated.)

The public overwhelmingly thinks a Justice Department investigation is warranted for Mr. Biden's document situation, as they have long felt about one for Trump's. Both investigations register bipartisan support, and so would one for Pence's situation. (Any difference among the three is really that the Republican majority backing one for Pence is larger than the one for Trump.)... (Read more)

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