The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th

Written by Denver Riggleman and Hunter Walker

Narrated by Denver Riggleman

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 The book includes previously unpublished texts from key political leaders.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

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Sep 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781250891525

Denver Riggleman

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. 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 from the University of Virginia. The Breach is his first book.

Reviews for The Breach

[Tara Windham · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I did enjoy the book and the information brought forward was quite mind blowing. I knew these people were crazy, but this really pushes it over the edge. It’s pretty scary to think about top government officials believing these insane allegations but refuting any and all allegations about Trump out of blind authoritarian loyalty. To read the text messages myself, they are flabbergasting. The only problem I had with the book, which is why it’s only a 4 star rating, is the structure of it. It’s kind of all over the place. At the beginning it tells a clear concise story and lays out the information as I’d expect. Then it kinda goes back to Riggleman’s childhood and military background. I found it hard to connect what he was saying to the central message of the book in some sections. It goes on and off track at some points. I think if it started out chronological it would have been easier to understand. Truly impressed with Denver’s bravery to come out with all of this information he is able to back up with proof. Knowing he was a republican gives me hope that they aren’t all totally doomed. Thanks for bringing the truth to light sir.