Hold the Line The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul

Michael Fanone, John Shiffman

eBook - 2022

From a twenty-year police veteran and former Trump supporter who nearly lost his life during the insurrection of January 6th, this instant New York Times bestseller is also an urgent warning that "offers a stark message for this uncertain moment, making crystal clear the urgency and importance of defending our precious democracy" (Nancy Pelosi).When Michael Fanone self-deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he had no idea his life was about to change. When he got to the front of the line, he urged his fellow officers to hold it against the growing crowd of insurrectionists—until he found himself pulled into the mob, tased until he had a heart attack, and viciously beaten with a Blue Lives Matter flag as shouts to kill him r...ang out. Now, Fanone is ready to tell the full story of that infamous day, along with exploring our country's most critical issues as someone who has had firsthand experience with many of them. A self-described redneck who... more