He knew that sooner or later he would have to close out the DT scam and get himself off the spot, so he used a demented Felt for that purpose. One of the great liberal lies of the 20th century.
That is precisely what I have believed for years.
I was quite surprised when they trotted Felt out and he said he was the guy. I thought Deep Throat would ever be identified. But, I remain skeptical and doubt it is true.
A very plausible scenario. How many times have we caught the Drive-By Media just making it up as they go along?
Watergate was a media coup détat.