The significant difference in this case is that “deep throat” is the Director of Counter Intelligence for the FBI and is reportedly a cooperating witness in the intelligence coup investigation by Nunez after being hung out to dry by Comey. This will not end well for the Clinton surrogates and will drip, drip, drip up to the midterm elections to give Republicans election firepower. If Woodward and Bernstein were real journalists instead of journal-crats they would be competing for a Pulitzer instead of missing Watergate x 10.
Washed up has beens. Tell the nurse time to change their diapers.