Why Russia "Hacks" Elections: A Spy's-Eye View

The U.S. is in the grips of spy-mania in the aftermath of Russia's interference in the 2016 election that has made President Trump's 2016 election campaign the focus of a federal investigation. But Russia's active measures to infiltrate and influence the U.S. consciousness didn't begin, nor end with the 2016 election. For years, John Sipher, a 28-year veteran of the CIA's National Clandestine Service, recruited Russian spies and led counter-intelligence operations against Moscow – and he's here to talk about what's behind Russia's aggressive stance.

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Why Russia "Hacks" Elections: A Spy's-Eye View is an episode from Intelligence Matters by Kayla Surrey.

This episode is 54:39 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2018.

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