I have to agree with this, and I'll go one further. Richard Nixon, the president he helped topple, was a RINO who made George W. Bush look like a rigid adherent to conservative principles. But I have a different reason to dislike Felt. He was one of the people who went overboard in the investigation of the Weather Underground. Misconduct such as that is what led to Ayers getting off the hook and not still being in jail (that is if Clinton hadn’t pardoned him). Continue the alternate timeline, Obama wouldn’t be president elect right now if Ayers had been in jail as he should have been.
Interesting points. Didn't Felt actually face criminal charges because of things he did in his investigation?
The Carter administration, pandering to the Left, decided to prosecute the FBI leadership. Felt was convicted in November 1980 of conspiracy to violate the civil rights of the Weathermen, their friends and family. Many or most FBI agents supported him. Ronald Reagan pardoned Felt shortly after taking office.