Half of Republicans believe the left led Jan. 6 violence: Reuters/Ipsos poll Jason Lange, Reuters More than half of U.S. Republicans believe the false claim that left-wing protesters led the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot to try to make then-President Donald Trump look bad, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. The two-day poll, completed on Wednesday, underscored the deep partisan lens through which many Americans view the assault ahead of high-profile televised hearings in Congress beginning on Thursday. A look at how Americans have viewed the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — CBS News poll analysis Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News 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.