what January 6 and Charlottesville reveal about rising threats to American democracy Heaphy, Timothy J. 1964- creator text nhu Lebanon, New Hampshire Steerforth Press 2025 monographic eng 277 pages ; 24 cm As the lead investigator into both the 2017 racist riot in Charlottesville and the January 6 insurrection, Tim Heaphy has a unique perspective on the cynicism and anger that also fueled Trump's return to the Presidency. All 3 events, both the violent protests and the peaceful and lawful decisions made at the ballot box in November of 2024, reflect an increasing lack of trust in institutions among a growing number of Americans. In [this] book, Heaphy shares what he saw and came to understand about what those events say about state of American democracy. He examines how and why they took place with the hope that understanding the contexts of these events will be a crucial and helpful step toward avoiding similar episodes of political violence in the years ahead. Readers will travel alongside Heaphy as he organized his team and structured the massive investigations they were about to take, as he interacts with politicians and members of law enforcement, interviews planners, perpetrators, and bystanders, gathers and sorts evidence, and compels and records testimony in order to create a record for today as well as future generations. Introduction: Reluctant Expert Chapters Charlottesville January 6 Social Media Law Enforcement Division “There Is No Cavalry Coming” “It’s Harder to Hate Up Close” Courage and Accountability Balloons Timothy J. Heaphy. Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277). Trump, Donald 1946- Opiniones políticas y sociales Trump, Donald 1946- Influencia Estados Unidos. Congreso. Cámara de Representantes. Comité Selecto para Investigar el Ataque del 6 de enero al Capitolio de los Estados Unidos Concentración de la Derecha Unida, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017 Disturbios en el Capitolio, Washington, D.C., 2021 Terrorismo interno Estados Unidos Democracia Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XXI Movimientos de supremacía blanca Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XXI Violencia política Estados Unidos Extremistas de derecha Estados Unidos Disturbios Washington (D.C.) Historia Siglo XXI Estados Unidos Relaciones raciales Siglo XXI 002 E 915 H434h 2025 9781586424015 1586424017 260430 20260612125648.0 eng