'Deep throat': Whistleblower lawyer says client's identity could remain unknown for decades

By Steven Nelson

Published November 6, 2019 4:10pm ET

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'Deep throat': Whistleblower lawyer says client's identity could remain unknown for decades — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs during a campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) | Gerry Broome

Attorneys for the whistleblower who triggered impeachment proceedings against President Trump see the three-decade “Deep Throat” mystery as a model for keeping his identity secret.

The secret of “Deep Throat” was kept from the early ’70s until 2005, when former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt came forward at 91 years old. He died two years later.

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