An increasing majority of American voters believe the federal government had a role in inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a national poll has found.
The Rasmussen Reports poll of 963 likely U.S. voters found 65 percent believe that undercover federal agents helped provoke rioting at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
That result was up 4 percent from a March poll, taken before now-former Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired several previously unreleased security videos from the Capitol.
Forty-six percent of those polled said they believe it is “very likely” government agents helped provoke violence at the Capitol. Some 26 percent said they don’t believe the government provoked rioting, including 12 percent who think it is “not at all likely.”…