Listen Now—Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Here’s a preview of a new podcast I think you’ll enjoy. Amid the nuclear threat of the Cold War, America's prized secrets were falling into the hands of its sworn enemy, the Kremlin. The FBI's hunt for the leak led to an astonishing discovery—the mole was one of its own, special agent Robert Hanssen. For two decades, Hanssen masqueraded as a devoted patriot while ruthlessly selling out his country, trading classified intelligence to the Soviet Union and later Russia, in exchange for cash and diamonds. He was a whirlwind of contradictions—a self-proclaimed patriot and a traitor; a family man who sexually betrayed his wife; an ardent man of God and a sinner. In this CBS News limited series, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett delves into the shocking contradictions and life of Robert Hanssen, whose impact shaped U.S intelligence history. Listen to Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Erica.
0:02.3	Today I've got something special for you.
0:04.5	It's a preview of a new CBS news podcast I'm loving and truly fascinated by.
0:10.1	It's called Agent of Betrayal, the double life of Robert Hanson, and I think you're going
0:14.8	to really enjoy it.
0:16.8	Robert Hanson was a man of incredible contradictions, a family man who sexually betrayed his wife,
0:22.6	a man of God, and a sinner, a self-proclaimed patriot, and a traitor.
0:28.5	Agent of Betrayal tells the story of how Emma the nuclear threat of the Cold War, Hanson,
0:34.6	an FBI agent leaked America's most precious secrets to the country's sworn enemy.
0:40.1	The Kremlin, in exchange for cash, and precious gems.
0:44.1	Hosts and CBS news correspondent, Major Garrett, spent two years researching Hanson and talking
0:49.8	to over 40 of his family, friends, and colleagues, including the guy who caught him.
0:54.8	Here's the first episode.
0:56.4	If you like what you hear, you can find new episodes of Agent of Betrayal, the double
1:00.3	life of Robert Hanson, from CBS News on Thursdays, available wherever you get your podcasts.
1:09.5	The phone rang early Sunday morning.
1:11.6	It was Erica O'Neill's supervisor at the FBI.
1:15.6	He says, I need to meet with you.
1:17.0	I said, okay, I'll come downtown, I'll come to the office, and you can tell me what's
1:21.6	up.
1:22.6	He said, no, you don't need to.
1:23.6	I'm parked right outside.
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