The Breach, Denver Riggleman
The Breach, Denver Riggleman
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The Breach
The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th

Bestseller

Author: Denver Riggleman, Hunter Walker

Narrator: Denver Riggleman

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2022


Synopsis

This program is read by the author, Denver Riggleman.

“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 listeners 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 The book includes previously unpublished texts from key political leaders.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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

About Denver Riggleman

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.

About Hunter Walker

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott

I wasn’t sure what more, in terms of awfulness, could be revealed about January 6, 2021, but then I read Denver Riggleman’s book “The Breach: The untold Story of the Investigation Into January 6”. The insanity doesn’t stop. Riggleman—-a veteran of the Air Force, intelligence officer, NSA consultant,......more

Goodreads review by Lori

Not a lot of new information here about the January 6 investigation but I found the author's insight and perspective interesting. Riggleman is an ex Mormon, ex Republican Congressman who is a highly trained data analyst. He was called on to analyze a lot of call data from January 6 and does reveal s......more

Goodreads review by Chris

AMAZING READ. A former Republican Congressman who served in the US Air Force and NSA among others, has written an alarming behind the scenes account of the January 6th traitorous insurrection, the bi-partisan committee’s work to bring the truth out of the shadows, and expose the lies of ex-prez tRum......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

This book is at its best for me when elaborating on the cultish nature of many MAGA supporters. I was also rivetted by Riggleman's personal story. As a fellow Virginian and UVA Wahoo, I feel like the author and I have shared experiences, including that of feeling on separate sides of politics from o......more