Three out of five respondents say Trump is responsible for the events that led to the U.S. Capitol riot.
House Republicans overwhelmingly opposed the select committee investigating last year’s attack on the Capitol, but GOP voters are more supportive of the group’s work.
About 40 percent of Republicans indicated they approve of the special investigative body in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult survey. However, 44 percent of GOP voters disapproved of the select committee, while 16 percent said they did not have an opinion.
A solid majority of all voters — 62 percent — characterized those who stormed the Capitol as supporters of then-President Donald Trump, although only 43 percent of Republican-identified voters expressed that belief.
The share of Republican voters who support an investigation and hold responsible the former president and his backers stands in stark contrast to the House GOP conference, where only two members — Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) — voted to form the panel after GOP senators last May blocked the creation of a bipartisan 9/11-style commission. The pair are the sole Republican members on the select committee following a dispute between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy over his proposed appointees.
Support for the matter was greater among Democrats (82 percent in favor) and self-identified independents (58 percent). Overall, three-fifths of those surveyed backed the Jan. 6 committee, and two-thirds said it was important that the federal government probe the events surrounding the attack on the Capitol.
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House Republicans overwhelmingly opposed the select committee investigating last year’s attack on the Capitol, but GOP voters are more supportive of the group's work, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult survey found https://t.co/QkMQwSp3YN
— POLITICO (@politico) January 2, 2022
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