Poll: Americans want Trump to keep sanctions against Russia

Most Americans approve of sanctions against Russia imposed by President Barack Obama, and want to see President-elect Donald Trump keep them in place, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.

The public is generally in favor of action against Russia, agreeing 46 percent to 24 percent that the U.S. government should impose sanctions. U.S. intelligence agencies say they have evidence Russian hackers intervened in the U.S. presidential election.

By a similar margin, 49 percent to 30 percent, Americans say they support the specific actions announced by Obama last week, including expelling 35 Russian operatives and closing two Russian facilities in the U.S.