WASHINGTON (AP) — Long after most other lawmakers had been rushed to safety, they were on the hard marble floor, ducking for cover. While the gunshot dispersed some of the violent mob, the lawmakers ducking in the gallery believed the worst was just beginning. In the days after the attack, many of the lawmakers who were in the gallery started connecting on a text message chain. They dubbed themselves “the gallery group,” and the name stuck. Lawmakers said the gallery group has been a refuge through it all.

Source: The Star January 06, 2022 02:34 UTC