About this episode

The episode discusses the story of Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union, featuring insights from Eric O'Neill.

Robert Hanssen was a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent who decided to start selling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union. Hanssen's spying peaked at the height of the Cold War, with his activities responsible for the deaths of at least three spies overseas. They included a Soviet Army general code-named "Top Hat," who was one of America's best intelligence sources and executed in 1986. His story, and others, are told on FOX Nation specials 'Spy Nation: Spies on the Inside' and 'Spy Nation: The Invisible Enemy', that are now available. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Eric O'Neill, former FBI counterintelligence and counterterrorism agent, and author of 'Gray Day' and 'Spies, Lies and Cybercrime,' who shares his personal stories about Hanssen and what he feels motivated him to turn on his own country. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Eben Brown

Guest: Eric O'Neill

Topics covered

• spying
• Cold War
• FBI
• counterintelligence
• national security

Keywords

• Robert Hanssen
• FBI
• spying
• Cold War
• Eric O'Neill
• counterintelligence
• national security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, FOX Nation, Soviet Union

Books & works: Gray Day, Spies, Lies and Cybercrime, Spy Nation: Spies on the Inside, Spy Nation: The Invisible Enemy

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