Wooddward had decades to write this "confession" of how he met Felt and what ensued. He had everything to gain by whitewashing any ulterior motive by Felt. He wanted to preserve his own legacy and power and prestige.
I suspect this story was a way of hiding his tracks and throwing so much information out there that everyone became confused. Nobody really asked why Felt ultimately came forward.
And who's to question him deeply? The MSM considers him a hero. They all went to journalism school (partly) to emulate Woodward and Bernstein.
They can't be called frauds! So they weaseled out of it and the coverup continued. But Pat Buchanan explained the way the plot really went to down in a brilliant piece, The Outing of Deep Throat.
Excellent link: http://buchanan.org/blog/the-outing-of-deep-throat-5057
Amazing how the Post and mediots have hidden the real story!
Excellent link: http://buchanan.org/blog/the-outing-of-deep-throat-5057
Amazing how the Post and mediots have hidden the real story!