DEEP THROAT IRONY
An interesting sidebar to the Mark Felt saga that hasn't received as much coverage as the revelation that Felt was Deep Throat. After Felt retired from the FBI in a huff because he was passed over as a potential successor to J. Edgar Hoover, he himself was indicted for his own break-ins.
While at the FBI, Felt had authorized warrantless break-ins and searches of people associated with a radical group called the Weather Underground. This was a group of communists that advocated the overthrow of the US government and its capitalist system. At any rate, at Mark Felt's trial, Richard Nixon testified on his behalf. That's right....unbelievably, the former president was unknowingly assisting the man who was most responsible for the destruction of his presidency.
Further adding to the irony, once Felt was pardoned by Ronald Reagan in 1981, he received a congratulatory bottle of champagne from Richard Nixon along with a note that said "justice ultimately prevails." Nixon went to his grave not knowing who Deep Throat was.
Reports say the bidding has started at $1 million on a book by Mark Felt about his Deep Throat years. It remains to be seen whether his advanced age and faulty memory will allow him to deliver the goods.
Either way, the family is hoping to cash in. It's always about the money, isn't it?
"Richard Nixon testified on [Felt's] behalf..."
I do not remember MSM reporting this. Nowdays of course...
"once Felt was pardoned by Ronald Reagan in 1981, he received a congratulatory bottle of champagne from Richard Nixon along with a note that said "justice ultimately prevails." Nixon went to his grave not knowing who Deep Throat was."
I'll bet he did know, and I'll bet Felt was really spooked by the President's note.