Chapter 20 - THE SENATE TESTIMONY
"Senator, if your committee spent half as much time auditing corporate fraud as you do protecting campaign donors, we wouldn't have crises," Charlotte stated.
A collective gasp echoed through the packed hearing room as senators shifted uncomfortably in their high-backed leather chairs.
"Watch your tone, young lady! You are testifying before the United States Congress," the chairman warned sharply.
"And I am speaking unvarnished truth to the American people who pay your salaries," Charlotte countered without blinking.
She slid a thick stack of printed financial documents across the mahogany witness table toward the panel.
"Those documents contain proof of illegal lobbying funds funneled directly into this committee's re-election super PACs," she revealed.
Silence descended upon the hearing room so complete that the hum of the overhead ventilation system sounded like a jet engine.
The chairman’s face turned pale as he recognized the letterhead on the top financial disclosure document.
He cleared his throat nervously, shuffling the papers around as if trying to make them magically disappear.
"The... the committee will take these documents under advisement for executive review," the chairman stammered weakly.
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"Take your time, Senator. The Department of Justice already has certified copies of every single page," Charlotte smiled coldly.
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