Controlled by the Soviet Union for most of its history
Engaged in espionage, infiltrated unions, and used front groups
Acted as a fifth column in American government and society
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"During the Cold War the CPUSA [Communist Party, USA] had a parallel underground structure, and a small number of people spied for Moscow.
Until the 1980s the party was receiving substantial amounts of Soviet funding, says Klehr, money that the FBI knew about and tracked."
Have you ever worked with or for a group that was dedicated to overthrowing the US?
"I froze," Brennan said during a panel discussion about diversity in the intelligence community at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual conference.
"This was back in 1980, and I thought back to a previous election where I voted, and I voted for the Communist Party candidate"
--Tal Kopan, CNN | September 15, 2016