Sixteen months after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, a slight majority of Americans say former president Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for urging his supporters to march to the building on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The poll finds 52 percent saying Trump should be charged and 42 percent saying he should not. Opinions are very similar to a Post-ABC poll taken one week after the attack, when 54 percent said Trump should be charged for inciting the attack and 43 percent opposed charges. CONTINUED
Jacqueline Alemany & Scott Clement, Washington Post
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