Officer Harry Dan, who testified at a previous hearing, could be seen comforting Sandra Garza, the longtime companion of Capitol Officer Brian Siknik, who died shortly after the uprising. Also in the audience on Thursday is a group of Democrat MPs who call themselves “gallery group”. These lawmakers were trapped for a while in the hall of the Parliament when the Capitol was violated and the doors of the hall were locked. They crawled over banners and helped each other reach an unlocked door and escape. Spokesman Dean Phillips (D., Minn.) Posted a photo of the attendees on Twitter. “It’s just shocking and outrageous, a year and a half later,” Mr Phillips said during a hearing break. He praised Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the committee’s vice president, for her inaugural statement, calling her the “national savior.” “The narrative he just presented was clear and unambiguous, and clear and extremely courageous,” he said. Mr Phillips said he hoped the Americans would pay attention. “God, I hope so,” he said. MP Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.) Burst into tears when reporters asked her how she felt watching the video after she was trapped with other lawmakers in the Parliament gallery as the mob tried to invade. “I never imagined that doing our job, that we would not be safe to do our job and that we would feel so helpless at that moment to protect our democracy,” Jayapal said in a trembling voice.
