“The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.” That’s what Hal Holbrook, who portrays the shadowy informant Deep Throat in “All The President’s Men,” says about the botched burglary and subsequent coverup that culminated in Richard Nixon’s resignation. Fast-forward 50 years, and the same could be said of the hide-and-seek hijinks of former President Donald Trump and his “body man” Walt Natua as they scrambled, Benny Hill style, to stay one step ahead of the federal agents searching for the alleged national security secrets stashed willy-nilly around Mar-a-Lago.
