Apparently, according to this item carried in the London Telegraph (subscription required), Ex-FBI chief: I was Deep Throat, former no. 2 at the FBI, Mark Felt, admits to feeding the Washington Post's reporters information that brought down Nixon.
Mr Felt initially denied it when confronted by his daughter but when she explained Ms La Garde's disclosure, he reportedly replied: "Since that's the case, well, yes I am."Posted by Grayson at May 31, 2005 07:11 AM