Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The Breach

The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th by Denver Riggleman with Hunter Walker (2022) 268 pages

Denver Riggleman is a former military intelligence officer and former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who was called to help investigate the January 6th Insurrection. He was senior technical advisor to the January 6th Select Committee.

This book goes into the nuts and bolts about using cellphone data to pinpoint locations and interactions between the White House and the rioters outside the Capitol. The Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, and QAnon are mentioned in some detail. The book also has a large number of texts sent to and from Donald Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, in the weeks between the 2020 election and January 6th. We also get a sense about what was going on behind the scenes in some of the subcommittees of the Select Committee. And I learned new information about Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Fast, fascinating read that I wish more people knew about prior to the 2024 election.

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