Oops! Jan. 6 committee backfiring big-time on Democrats

Constitutional expert and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley has cited a Monmouth University poll in charging that the specially orchestrated television shows from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol have had virtually no impact on the public’s view of that day.

But digging into the details, the shows actually are making a minor difference – a change that supports President Donald Trump.

The poll shows that from June to August, the percentage of Americans who believe Trump was directly responsible for the riot dropped from 42% to 38%, and the percentage who say he did “nothing wrong” rose from 30% to 32%.

The committee was set up by Pelosi and many of her critics point out she was using her congressional power to stage yet another attack on Trump. She facilitated two attempts to impeach and remove him from office, including one with scant evidence while he was in office. Her second failure came after he left office and had virtually no evidence.

Her committee, which is partisan because she rejected GOP nominees to the team and hand-picked two Republicans who are devoted to her anti-Trump agenda, repeatedly has interviewed witnesses, held hearings, staged television shows and issued reports – all of it one-sided, as members decided against doing an investigation that would include all the evidence.

In fact, they’ve gone so low as to edit out, when they are releasing video of Trump’s comments, his urging of his fans to protest peacefully.

The polling said Pelosi’s latest campaign against Trump “hasn’t moved the needle with the American public.”

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