Ahead of the House select committee’s first public hearings on its investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, most Americans — 70% — think it’s at least somewhat important to find out what happened on that day and who was involved, according to a recent CBS News poll.
But Republicans don’t see it as important. They are more divided, with a slim majority saying it is not very or not at all important to find out what happened. Few Republicans think it’s very important. This is reflective of the way many Republicans have viewed what happened that day. Most have said they don’t see it as an insurrection and don’t want their party to focus much on it. …
Most Americans have described what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 as an insurrection and have said it was an attempt to overturn the election and the government. But just about one in five Republicans have seen it that way. Nearly half of Republicans have said what happened at the Capitol was patriotism, and a majority of them have described it as protecting freedom. CONTINUED
Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News
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