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The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th Hardcover – Sept. 27 2022

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“Winners make history.” ―Kevin McCarthy

Make no mistake: modern information warfare is here and January 6th was just the first battle. That day, an unhinged mindset led to an attack on the Capitol, the most serious assault on American democracy since the end of the Civil War. And that thinking portends even darker days ahead.

In The Breach, a former House Republican and the first member of Congress to sound the alarm about QAnon, Denver Riggleman, provides readers with an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the January 6th select committee’s investigation. Riggleman, who joined the committee as senior technical advisor after he was asked to help, lays out the full intent and scope of the plot to overturn the election. The book includes previously unpublished texts from key political leaders. And it also contains shocking details about the Trump White House’s links to militant extremist groups―even during the almost-eight-hour period on January 6th when the White House supposedly had no phone calls. The man responsible for unearthing Mark Meadows’s infamous texts shows how data analysis shapes the contours of our new war, telling how the committee uncovered many of its explosive findings and sharing revealing stories from his time in the Trump-era GOP.

With unique insights from within the far-right movement and from the front lines of the courageous team investigating it, Riggleman shows how our democracy is balanced on a knife’s edge between disinformation and truth. Here is a revelatory peek at the inner workings of the January 6th committee and a clear-eyed look at the existential threats facing our republic―and a blueprint for how America can fight to survive the darkest night before the dawn.

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Denver Riggleman supported advanced intelligence analysis and technical development programs during his over two decades as an intelligence officer, NSA adviser, federal contractor, research and development technology lead, and successful CEO of support companies for the Department of Defense. A veteran of the Global War on Terror and multiple worldwide operations, he served with honor in the US Air Force for nine active-duty years. Riggleman is a former member of the House of Representatives from Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District, which he represented as a Republican from 2019–2021, and the former senior technical advisor for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. He is the CEO of Riggleman Information and Intelligence Group and co-owner of the award-winning Silverback Distillery. Riggleman currently lives in Virginia with his wife and family.

Hunter Walker is an investigative reporter and author from Brooklyn, New York. He spent the entirety of the Trump administration as a White House correspondent for Yahoo! News. Walker reported live from the Capitol on January 6th and went on to author a Substack newsletter dedicated to the attack. He has also written for a wide variety of magazines and websites, including Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, NBC News, Vanity Fair’s Hive website, and New York magazine, among others.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Henry Holt and Co. (Sept. 27 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250866766
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250866769
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 458 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.51 x 3.05 x 24.26 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #322,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Denver Riggleman III is Virginia’s 5th District Congressman, subject matter expert on data analytics for the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) and co-owner and Principal of Silverback Distillery, an award-winning, international acclaimed maker of whiskey.

Denver served as a United States Air Force Intelligence Officer supporting the global war on terror in multiple capacities during his career as a Balkan and Eastern European strategic analyst and tactical fighter and Bomber mission planner (B-1, F-16, F-15E, F-15c). He was the co-founder and former CEO of a successful federal contracting company supporting military science and technology and advanced analysis. Denver is a distinguished graduate in Foreign Affairs (concentrating on the former Yugoslavia and its history of religious and political strife) from the University of Virginia.

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What is truth telling us?

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‘Look at me!’ So, what is it and where do we find it? In honestly looking for it, it will say ‘You will never forget this!’ once some characteristics come to light. The intelligence of one’s heart may say it’s the essence of a thing. Reality (the power of performance) is the manifestation of it. You have to be in it to see it. It’s dynamic in nature. It’s forever evolving. It’s found on a platform of light (knowledge) and love. Etc. Then it will say again, ‘You will never forget this!’ while you experience existence having an experience.

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As an independent with a background in research, I appreciate the detail that went into the behind the scenes work of the January 6th committee. Without that, I would have little faith in the results produced. Not only did they give their time, but they actually risked there livelihoods and possibly their lives. There were so many close calls on that day and the days leading up to it, that I am grateful for all of those who nudged us back towards the path of compromise and cooperation.

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Former congressman and advisor to Jan 6th committee shares info, analysis

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This book has thirteen main chapters and an Epilogue, for a total of about 265 pages.

In the Author’s Note, Riggleman contends that his unique perspective and life history allows him to provide some valuable insights into the background of the events that took place on January 6th. His decades of experience working in military intelligence, years spent as a Republican congressman, and role as advisor to the January 6th committee all contribute to his ability to expertly analyze these events and predict future risks.

Chapter 1 begins with Riggleman’s description of the process of attempting to sift through call records, to identify which government officials were in contact with each other on January 6th. Riggleman himself had served as a politician for two years, but it is clear from his approach to this investigation that he is primarily relying on his many years of military intelligence experience. His use of intelligence terminology and procedures might be familiar to anyone with some knowledge of the field. Chapter 2 focuses on call data provided by Mark Meadows, (Trump’s chief of staff), and how key this data was in connecting to other individuals. Here Riggleman shares many actual text messages that were sent to Meadows and other government officials.

In Chapter 3 Riggleman discusses some of his own personal history. Chapter 4 discusses the history of Q Anon, and Riggleman’s own path to becoming a congressman. Chapter 5 goes into more details about the specific members and advisors to the January 6th committee, and the processes of the investigation. Chapter 6 focuses on an investigation firm in Pennsylvania that Riggleman worked with to sift through data related to January 6th, and how the team of researchers was organized. In Chapter 7 Riggleman discusses government connections to specific people and organizations, including Roger Stone, Alex Jones, The Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and more. In Chapter 8 he discusses the backlash he received from friends and family, including his own mother, for being perceived as a “traitor” to his political party. Chapter 9 describes interactions with congressman Rodney Davis. Chapters 10 and 11 are mostly focused on analyzing information provided by and/or related to Patrick Byrne. Chapter 12 deals with Ray Epps and events on January 5th. In Chapter 13 Riggleman discusses Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and includes some of her texts to Mark Meadows.

Overall, this book does indeed provide a unique perspective on the events of January 6th. In an era filled with so much pointless, political-opponent-bashing content, this book was an interesting change of pace. Riggleman’s motivation here is not to simply pander to one side of the political spectrum and support his “tribe”; in fact, he seems to have the perspective of a military intelligence officer more so than a politician. You may not agree with all of Riggleman’s conclusions, but you might be able to respect his desire to uncover the truth, instead of blindly following political conventions. Everyone has their own motivations and biases, but Riggleman includes his personal history here along with the information he has collected, so that you can sift through it all, consider the source, and come to your own conclusions.

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Sojourner

Riggleman Touches All Factors About January 6

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2023

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I purchased this book after seeing mentions of it on Twitter, and I got curious... I finished it last night, and was astounded at how well the author pulled together so many facets of the January 6 insurrection, the investigation, the politics, and optics that played into the investigation -- and how it is all playing out even after its publication nine months ago!

Data, facts and numbers for the most part do not lie. Riggleman lays out the methods he and others used to identify many of the participants and planners for January 6, and makes a very strong case against Meadows, Miller, and others. He paints a very real portrait of the mob mentality at work behind QAnon, Proud Boys and other groups, and traces how a seemingly small statement or gesture can explode into distorted headlines. In an interesting side note, he also reveals how one seemingly innocent man (Ray Epps) was swept up into the right-wing narrative and vilified, resulting in his ruin.

Finally, in light of current news and events, there is a chapter on Ginni Thomas and her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that is mind-boggling!

With that chapter, Riggleman ties together all of the elements that created January 6 -- and it is not a pretty picture! Every part of our government was involved in some form or fashion in creating the insurrection and the resulting chaos.

Other reviewers mentioned his personal stories and background. They are useful in learning about him, but they also portray the rifts and new realities many of us face in our families and intimate relationships. I know within my own family that we can no longer discuss many topics that are now taboo.

No one book can encompass every detail or aspect of January 6 and the resulting investigation, and Riggleman is careful to state that. What he does do is open the door to provide a glimpse into the background of the investigation, the methods used, and the results. I highly recommend it!

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Diana H. Demarest

A Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023

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Denver Riggleman gave much behind the scenes insight as to the data behind the Jan 6th insurrection and how it was tied all together. It was fascinating to see how his team figured it all out. Well done!

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Alarming and Important Information About the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022

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I decided to buy this book after seeing one of the authors, Denver Riggleman, on a recent episode of "60 Minutes". He states in the Author's Note his basic purpose in writing this book is to call attention to the "growing militant far right Christian nationalist movement that is being fueled by online disinformation". Riggleman clearly believes, and does much to document, that far right extremist groups represent a serious ongoing threat to US democracy. He also describes how some of these groups have become an influential wing of the Republican Party. Riggleman is an interesting person, having experience in politics as a former Republican Congressman, and also having significant expertise in military intelligence and cyber warfare as a former USAF officer and defense contractor. He was hired by the House Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol to review and analyze large amounts of data obtained by the Committee, especially call/text records associated with the considerable number of people involved in various ways with the denial of the election results. One of his key tasks was to examine the 2,319 texts (from the time after the November election) turned over to the Committee by Mark Meadows, Trump's Chief of Staff. Riggleman describes reading through these texts "was like staring into the mouth of madness". Powerful and obscure people alike wrote to Meadows "trafficking in bizarre paranoia and violent Christian nationalism." Riggleman also discusses his and other investigators' deep dive into the strange world of online conspiracies, especially QAnon. What might have been scattered wacko fringe movements in the past have effectively used social media tools to spread false and unhinged conspiracy theories far and wide, somehow picking up a growing number of adherents. Riggleman shows how the "Stop the Steal" campaign tied into many of these online groups, mobilizing some of them into the violent actions of January 6. Riggleman seems baffled (as I am) about why otherwise sane traditional political conservatives would be drawn into these conspiracy theories, using Ginni Thomas (wife of the Supreme Court Justice) as an example. She has now evidently agreed to testify before the Committee in its future hearings. Overall, I learned a lot from reading this book, and found Riggleman persuasive in his concerns about the future of US democracy. It was sobering to see how the author used his military intelligence skills to identify and evaluate the domestic threats represented by the far right wing groups and those persons who join, enable, or cultivate their growth and influence.

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