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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I think the ethics he's referring to is the general obligation of investigators not to disclose information about an ongoing investigation. It's a fair point, but might be better made by someone other than a person ultimately convicted by that information, say, for example, a person improperly implicated early in an investigation that is later cleared (like the first olympic park bomber).
I have to say, that I find Felt's admission at this point most curious. Why make it now? I suspect his family had some ulterior motive that he was not fully capable, in his post-stroke condition, of resisting. The motive may simply have been "make grampa happy for his last couple of years", but still.
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Some article I read said that the Felt family had been having "polite" discussions with Bernstein about money from books, movies etc.
ETA from NY Times article:
"The Vanity Fair article, written by a Felt family friend and lawyer, John D. O'Connor, portrays a polite but persistent dialogue between the Felt family and Mr. Woodward in recent years over who should control the rights (and benefits) to such a sensational story. "