Poll: Six in 10 Americans Want Trump Charged Over Capitol Riot

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Some 58% of Americans say that former US President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, an ABC News/Ipsos poll has found.
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The poll divided sharply along party lines, with 91% of Democrats saying Trump should be charged, compared to 19% of Republicans.
The poll was conducted a week into the House select committee's investigation into the Capitol riot by Trump's supporters, who claimed the 2020 presidential election was "stolen."
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Asked whether they found Trump responsible for the attack, 58% said he bore a "great deal" or a "good amount" of responsibility. That view was shared by 91% of Democrats and 21% of Republicans.
Approximately 46% agreed that Trump bears a "great amount" of responsibility for the violent storming of the Capitol.
The survey was conducted on June 17-18 among 545 adults, with a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.. An April poll had the number of Americans in favor of charges against Trump at 52%.
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