Is this the same creep reporter who conspired with a bureaucrat in the FBI to bring down an elected President by publishing selective raw investigative data in the Washington Post?  
This Deep State operator never gave the Pres. a chance to contest the  "'allegations" and accusations being fed to FBI by individuals implicated in the Watergate break in. 

Nixon was guilty in the press and had to PROVE his innocence .   He lost ALL support because of this soft coup, was never impeached but resigned to save the nation a trial.  He was WRONG in what he did but never got a chance to contest some of the accusations hurled and advanced by a rogue FBI agent operating behind the scenes.  Comey comes to mind today.  Trump smelled him out early and blunted his and his other deep State operators from wrecking his Presidency.  
I am sure Nixon could have defended himself if his detractors and their agenda were known.   He was wrong but so were they with a soft coup in ruining his Presidency.