According to an NBC News poll, 45 percent of Americans think that former President Trump is to blame for the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
According to the survey, about 17 percent of respondents think the former president is solely responsible for the riots.
Fifty five percent of respondents said Trump was responsible, with 28 percent saying he was solely responsible and 24 percent saying he was mainly responsible.
The percentage of Americans who said Trump was not responsible for January 6 went from 29 percent to 35 percent in a single year. The percentage of Americans who say he is somewhat responsible has gone up.
As the House select committee prepares for its first public hearing, the findings come. Lawmakers are expected to give their findings to the public after gathering thousands of documents.
A group of Trump supporters went to the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the certification of the 2020 election, which the former president and his supporters continue to claim was stolen. The rioting took place shortly after Trump held a rally.
For the first time, Americans will be able to see a comprehensive narrative of the events leading up to the riots.
"Our goal is to present the narrative of what happened in this country, how close we came to losing our democracy, what led to the violence," he said.
Americans know a lot, but there are a lot they haven't seen. The public has not seen how one thing leads to another.
If the committee didn't produce any "bombshells", the public's interest would be lost.
The committee hopes to use the cable time to present a captivating case for Americans.
The public has learned through the committee that there was a seven-hour gap in Trump's phone call logs when he was asked to quell the rioting.
The public is evenly split on how much discussion should take place on January 6.
Fifty-two percent of Americans want to know more about that day, compared to 48 percent who want to move on.
Trump and his supporters moved on from the January 6 rioting, accusing Democrats of using it as a political tool against the GOP. The Department of Justice charged two former Trump aides with contempt of Congress because they didn't sit for depositions.
More than 800 people have been charged in connection to the Capitol attack and the Justice Department continues to prosecute.
A poll was conducted by NBC News over the course of a couple of weeks. There is a margin of error.
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