The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has held a series of hearings with revealing testimony and new evidence, but one group of Americans is unmoved by its findings: Republicans.
While four out of five Democrats and a majority of independents report following the hearings, fewer Republicans - 44% - say they are paying at attention to the investigation, according toAfter a series of high-profile hearings over the last couple of months, the survey found that there has been little change in how Republicans view the Capitol riot and former President Trump's role in it.
Two out of five Republicans say what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 was a protest protected by the First Amendment, per the poll. Since December, the percentage of Republicans who call Jan. 6 an insurrection and a threat to democracy increased from 10% to 12% - a shift smaller than the margin of error of the survey.
Fewer than one in five Republicans say Trump deserves a great or good deal of blame for what happened that day, compared with nine out of 10 Democrats and 57% of independents, according to the poll.It may be too soon to say how the hearings affect public opinion of Trump, or his chances if he ultimately
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