The subterranean corridors of the Hart Senate Office Building were shrouded in heavy, echoing silence at nine-thirty the following morning. Deep beneath the marble halls where tourists and lobbyists normally milled, Room 216 was locked down under maximum federal security protocols. Armed United States Capitol Police officers and federal marshals stood guard at every corridor junction, their hands resting on tactical holsters. The heavy mahogany double doors swung inward, and…
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