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This document is page 155 from a book (likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, indicated by the filename 'Epst' and ISBN 9780451494566), marked as a House Oversight exhibit. The text speculates on whether Edward Snowden had a hidden collaborator within the NSA, drawing parallels to historical Russian moles like Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames. It includes details of an interview the author conducted with KGB handler Victor Cherkashin in Moscow in 2015 regarding the ability of intelligence services to hide moles.

This document appears to be a page from a book or investigative report (marked with House Oversight numbering) discussing the theory that Edward Snowden may have been guided or assisted by a hidden Russian mole within the NSA. The text draws parallels to historical espionage cases involving KGB moles Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames, who eluded detection for decades. It includes details of an interview the author conducted in 2015 with Victor Cherkashin, the KGB handler for Hanssen and Ames.

This document is Page 258 (Chapter 25) from a book titled 'Through the Looking Glass', likely authored by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the file name). The text details the narrator's meeting in Moscow with Victor Cherkashin, a former KGB handler known for recruiting American spies Ames, Hanssen, and Pelton. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp.

This document appears to be a page from a book or narrative report included in House Oversight Committee records. It details an interview with KGB officer Victor Cherkashin regarding the motivations and handling of famous American spies Aldrich Ames (CIA) and Robert Hanssen (FBI). The text contrasts Ames, who was managed by the KGB and motivated by resentment and debt, with Hanssen, who was a self-recruited 'mercenary' that controlled the terms of his own espionage.