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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush
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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (32852)6/2/2005 2:34:31 PM
From: paret  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
That's great, Bill. What are your thoughts on Linda Tripp doing basically the same thing?
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Clinton: Felt did right thing in Watergate affair (BWWA HAAA HAAA)
CNN ^ | 6/2/05

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former FBI official Mark Felt "did the right thing" by leaking information to The Washington Post that helped lead to President Nixon resignation's in the Watergate scandal in 1974, former President Clinton said.

"I think he did a good thing, and I think it was unusual circumstances," Clinton said Wednesday on CNN's "Larry King Live."

Felt, once the No. 2 official at the FBI, was "Deep Throat," the secret source for Washington Post reporters in the aftermath of the bungled 1972 break-in at the Democratic Party offices in the Watergate complex.

His identity remained unknown to the public for more than 30 years -- one of the best-kept secrets in the history of journalism. (Full story)

"I think Felt believed that there was a chance that this thing would be covered up," Clinton said, referring to the break-in and Nixon administration's cover-up. "Ordinarily, I think a law enforcement official shouldn't leak to the press because you should let criminal action take its course.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
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