Thu, 23 Jun 22 12:12:50 +0000

What Americans are saying about the January 6 hearing

"I prayed for the best results. I prayed that the will of God would be accomplished, not my will or the will of anyone else." Said Ivy, a Democratic voter. The suburbs of Atlanta. "I prayed that they would go along and watch over so that they could see for themselves. Not just for someone to say, but to look up and see for yourself."

This month, in the first four hearings on television, millions of people shed generous light on former President Donald Trump'strying to overturn the 2020 election results. People paid attention, but Ivy's prayer was answered.

This week, a conversation between Atlanta Democrats and Republicans in the surrounding suburbs examines the reality of the horizontal bar facing the House Commission as it breaks through the moment of extreme polarization. Offers.

Many Americans despise the Republican Party for its mostly democraticcomposition,, interest in yet another division from Washington. Lack, or busy in the summer, exhausted from politics.

"I really think they're right after Trump," said Republican retiree Bill Kumle, who went out for an afternoon walk here earlier this week. "They aren't pursuing the truth."

Half a century after the Watergate scandal captivated the country and eventually led to President Richard Nixon's resignation, the House Select Commission's striking revelation Competing with other distractions in a deeply divided country.

According to a new Quinnipiac University survey, nearly 6 out of 10 Americans follow the news about the Commission's work at least to some extent, but very closely. Only about a quarter of the respondents answered. So far, polls have shown that hearings haven't changed their minds about whether Trump committed a crime, with 46% of adults saying they did and 47% not.

Many of the January 6 Commission's testimonies are designed to be shared on social media, given that there are significant differences in the way Americans consume news and information today. And early measurements of the impact of hearings and comparisons with Watergate can fail. Estimates indicate that the first Golden Time hearing on June 9 was watched by more than 20 million TV viewers, but the number of TV viewers was the same for subsequent daytime hearings. It has been reduced by about half.

Findings are mainly seen through the familiar partisan lenses that have dominated the Trump era, at least so far.

"The committee as a whole is upset on the liberal side rather than the conservative side, which is not what I am interested in," he said through a news account. Said George Nozick. "Inflation, gas, borders, and everything else, I choose to ease it."

Nozick is one of Georgia's Republicans and is again important in the November midterm elections. I have never believed in Trump's false claim that he had defeated a state that has emerged as a battlefield. And Nozick believes he crossed the line when the former president called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Rafensperger looking "to find 11,780 votes" to deprive voters. Republican voters in Peachhave blamed Trump's efforts to expel Lafence Purger, along with GOP Governor Brian Kemp, who rejected Trump's appeal in the primary elections earlier this year.

"Our former president only focuses on his own desires and needs," Nozick said. "It's not good for me. You have to go ahead, accept what it is, and go from there."

Still, Nozick valued in the Commission's investigation. He said he hadn't seen it. He will read the final conclusion, but he said he wants the country and his party to move on.

Bipartisan praise for Pence

Interviews with people from both parties prove widespread support for former Vice President Mike Pence and electoral college voting Admiration for his actions to oversee was found for Joe Biden, whose Capitol was besieged.

"I'm not a big fan of Mike Pence, but I really respect what Mike Pence did," said a television hearing at Manuels, an Atlanta tavern. Frank Richards, a former Democrat who was having lunch at the time, said. .. "I think he was very brave to return to the Capitol with those who wanted to lynch him and fulfill his responsibilities."

Hearing was her time and government Republican Ruth Atkinson, who believes it is a waste of money, has repeatedly praised the former Vice President.

"I think Pence had to do what he did," Atkinson said. "I think he saw what was happening and told the truth."

Despite the new details of length, Trump and his allies {51 in the White House. } Even after Attorney General William Barrand others advised them, he tried to overturn the election results. In the plan, Atkinson and many other Republicans blew up the committee as a party.

"I'm not a fan of Liz Cheney. Mr Atkinson said," I don't know why she's doing this, "and" she moved to the Democratic side. " Interviews with GOP voters. Chaney was relentlessly targeted by Trump and his supporters, along with Illinois GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Not seeking reelection, he said he wanted the Justice Department, not Congress, to conduct hearings and investigations. Thedepartmentis conducting its own investigation, but not through a hearing.

Bianco said, "By passing Congress, nothing will be achieved immediately. I am a Republican and many people need to be held accountable, but everywhere. It hasn't arrived. " Harvey and Patricia Newman of Atlanta said they had seen almost every moment of the hearing in Washington. You can also record your session if you are not at home.

"I want all politically persuasive people to understand the threat this represents and what the nation needs to do to prevent this from happening again. "Retired university professor Harvey Newman said. She praised the committee's thoroughness.

"This is an attack on our democracy," retired financial adviser Patricia Newman chatted at the end of lunch before the hearing began on Tuesday. "I don't think the Watergate hearing has risen to that level.

Both Democrats, Newmans, find it important to find out the truth of history, but in future elections. He said it was even more important to protect integrity.

"I hope it's not just history," he said, believing that the hearing would bring criminal charges to some senior officials. Patricia Newman said. "I can't say how worried I would be around 2024 when they got off."