WASHINGTON — Nearly 18 million people watched the final congressional hearing into the Jan. 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to Nielsen data.
The strong viewership underscores how the House committee investigating the riot managed to keep much of its audience despite drawing out the hearings over eight days spanning six weeks.
In Thursday’s session, President Donald Trump was depicted as urging his followers to the Capitol and then spending more than three hours watching the attack on TV from the White House while aides, lawmakers and family members urged him to call off the mob.
