“William Mark Felt, the infamous ‘Deep Throat’ of Watergate fame, was no hero. Sometimes portrayed as heroically risking his job at the Federal Bureau of Investigation to expose President Richard Nixon’s illegal ‘Plumbers’ unit that burglarized Democratic National Committee headquarters, Felt coveted the job as director. Felt, who had engaged in and covered up dirty tricks and illegal conduct of FBI agents for years, was making a move to become the new boss.”
via OpEdNews.
Related
- Watergate ‘Deep Throat’ Man Dies (Sky News)
- Deep Throat round-up in video and audio (via HuffingtonPost.com) (blogs.journalism.co.uk)
