That was why they went after Nixon. They wanted his scalp ever since he was on HUAC, and they finally got it.
They were almo mad about his help exposing Alger Hiss.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alger_Hiss
That is the truth. And they are no different today than they were back then, except for the fact that today, they don’t give a damn about being caught and punished for their illegality.