Oh, Mama

Denver Riggleman - my former Representative - has gone a bit public with some of the work he did for the Jan6 Committee.

(pay wall)

Ex-staffer’s unauthorized book about Jan. 6 committee rankles members

Former congressman Denver Riggleman is set to publish his book Tuesday, just one day before the final public hearing of the Jan. 6 panel

News that a former adviser to the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is publishing a book billed as a “behind-the-scenes” look at the committee’s work came as a shock to most lawmakers and committee staff when it was announced last week.

Denver Riggleman, a former Republican congressman, is set to publish “The Breach” on Tuesday, just one day before the final public hearing of the Jan. 6 panel, which has gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent unauthorized leaks, as well as keep its sources and methods of investigation under wraps.

Riggleman’s book announcement came in the form of a tweet touting his upcoming appearance Sunday on “60 Minutes” as his first time speaking publicly about the book. Lawmakers and committee staff were largely unaware that the former staffer had spent the months since leaving the committee writing a book about his limited work on staff — or that it would be published before the conclusion of the committee’s investigation, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others interviewed by The Washington Post, spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations.

Senior staff previously confronted Riggleman after rumors circulated that he was working on a book about his work for the committee, according to a person close to the panel. In one exchange, Riggleman told colleagues he was writing a book on a topic unrelated to his committee work. In a later conversation, before his departure from the committee staff, Riggleman said he had been approached about writing a book related to the committee but that it would not be published before the end of this year.

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Justin King - Beau Of The Fifth Column

Riggleman's a weasel (he was in on that stupid "storm the bunker" stunt during the 1st impeachment), but maybe there's a little more to this than just a weasel trying to cash in on his brush with fame.

There's a fair probability that Riggleman's "revelations" are more teaser than spoiler. Because it's not unreasonable to think maybe the committee is playing Trump's game by synthesizing a little conflict in order to get people interested in tuning in to hear some details.

I can only hope we'll focus on the business at hand, and not get too hung up on the soap opera bullshit.

Just a tho't.