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Most Want Trump to Testify Before January 6 Committee

October 19, 2022 at 11:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Monmouth poll finds that 60% of Americans think Donald Trump should have to appear before the January 6 Committee and 77% say any such testimony should happen in public.

However, only 36% at this time think Trump is “directly responsible” for the insurrection and just 40% think he should be criminally charged.

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