142: Asha Rangappa – Russian Interference, Counterintelligence
FBI Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2018
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Former agent Asha Rangappa reviews Russian interference and how the FBI's counterintelligence agents, along with the entire intelligence community, are addressing the threat. During her time in the Bureau, Asha Rangappa assessed threats to national security, conducted classified investigations on suspected foreign agents, and performed undercover work. She gained experience in intelligence tradecraft, electronic surveillance, interview and interrogation techniques, and the use of firearms and deadly force. After leaving the FBI, Asha Rangappa was an Associate Dean at Yale Law School. She has also taught National Security Law and related courses at Yale University, Wesleyan University, and the University of New Haven. Currently, she is a senior lecturer at the Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and national security analyst for CNN.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 142 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:11.1 | I'm a Retired writing crime fiction inspired by true crime |
| 0:15.4 | FBI cases. Today we get to speak to former agent Asherang, who served in the FBI for three years. |
| 0:26.0 | She was assigned to the New York Division and specialized in counterintelligence investigations. |
| 0:32.0 | In this episode, |
| 0:34.0 | Asherangappa reviews Russian interference and how the FBI's |
| 0:39.3 | counterintelligence agents, along with the entire intelligence community, is addressing the threat. |
| 0:46.8 | During her time in the Bureau, Asheringappa, assessed threats to national security, conducted classified investigations on suspected foreign agents, and performed undercover work. |
| 1:00.0 | She gained experience in intelligence tradecraft, electronic surveillance, interview and |
| 1:06.4 | interrogation techniques, and the use of firearms and didly force. |
| 1:11.9 | After leaving the FBI, |
| 1:13.3 | Asha was an associate dean at Yale Law School. |
| 1:17.4 | She also taught National Security Law |
| 1:19.9 | and related courses at Yale University, Wesleyan University, and the University of New Haven. |
| 1:26.4 | Currently, she's a senior lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. She has published op-eds. is and has appeared on NPR, BBC, and other major television networks. |
| 1:45.9 | She is an editor for Jess Security |
| 1:48.8 | and is currently a legal and national security analyst for CNN. |
| 1:53.7 | You can find more about Asher and Gappa on her website |
| 1:56.9 | Asher and Gappa.com. |
| 1:59.4 | I'm sure many of you have seen Asha on TV and you can understand how excited I am that she agreed to do the show. |
| 2:08.0 | And if you're listening to this episode on the day it officially comes out, |
| 2:14.4 | November the 15th, then let's collectively on three, |
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