Chapter 24 - THE CAPITOL HILL DOWNFALL
The next morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee convened for an extraordinary closed-door executive session.
Senator Robert Vance sat at the committee head table, surrounded by his fellow senators and senior legal aides.
The grand wooden doors at the back of the committee chamber swung open, echoing through the vaulted ceiling.
Eleanor walked down the center aisle, flanked by federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice and Detective Marcus Vance.
She handed a certified copy of Carter's signed confession directly to the Chief Justice presiding over the panel.
Senator Vance stared at his niece in absolute horror as the Chief Justice reviewed the damning testimony line by line.
"Senator Robert Vance, you are hereby suspended from all committee assignments pending immediate federal indictment," the Chief Justice declared formally.
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Two Capitol Police officers stepped forward, escorting the disgraced senator out of the chamber as news cameras captured every second.
Eleanor stood tall in the center of the grand room, surrounded by the majestic architectural symbols of American democracy.
