Roughly half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the attack on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, a new poll shows.
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll has found that 48% of American adults say the former president should be charged with a crime for his role in that day’s violence, while 31% say so. contrary.
An additional 20% say they don’t know enough to have an opinion of their own.
58% say that Trump bears a great deal or a fair amount of responsibility for what happened that day.
The survey was implemented after five public hearings of the House of Representatives Committee investigating the January 6 riot.
But it was taken before last Tuesday’s surprise hearing with former Trump White House adviser Cassidy Hutchinson.
His explosive testimony provided the most compelling evidence yet that the former president could be linked to a federal crime, experts say.
Views on Trump’s criminal responsibility break down along party lines.
86% of Democrats say Trump should be charged with a crime. But only 10% of Republicans.
Among Republicans, 68% say he shouldn’t be charged and 21% say they don’t know.
Still, the fact that almost half of those surveyed believe he should be prosecuted is a problem for the former president.
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