Fewer Republicans say Trump bears responsibility for Jan. 6: Poll

Fewer Republicans say former President Trump bears responsibility for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — nearly three years after the insurrection, according to a new survey.

The Washington Post/University of Maryland (Post-UMD) poll, published Tuesday, follows up on a similar poll conducted in December 2021. When asked about various aspects of the riots, Americans are less inclined to blame Trump for the attack — a change that appears to be driven mostly by Republicans but extends across party lines.

Just more than 50 percent of U.S. adults overall said the former president bears either “a great deal” or “a good amount” of responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack, according to the survey. In December 2021, 60 percent said the same.

Among Republicans, 14 percent now say Trump bears responsibility, down from 27 percent in 2021, according to the WaPo-UMD survey. Among Democrats, 86 percent said the same, down from 92 percent in 2021.