Can't remember the film, same thing but a plane Hijack, the one where they were going to detonate some nerve toxin over the US and they had some crack team board the plane while in flight, Kurt Russell ?
There was a senator on board and either him or his assistant tried the same thing,
"The president will look after me I can talk to him for you"
Got him shot for the privileged
One thing I've learned from films, unless your the star of the show, don't do shit, they shoot the extras !