One in three Americans say violence against government justified – poll

Washington Post releases survey showing considerably higher' number saying it is sometimes right to take up arms

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One in three Americans believe violence against the government is sometimes justified, according to a new Washington Post poll.

The survey, with the University of Maryland, was released on New Year's Day - five days short of a year since rioters attacked the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn Donald Trump's election defeat by Joe Biden.