Here’s the key exchange between Wolf Blitzer and Bob Woodward from Monday night.
BLITZER: In the past, when people have guessed who Deep Throat was, like Alexander Haig and John Dean, years ago, you’ve denied it. I noticed yesterday on “Meet the Press” when they said — they asked you about Pat Buchanan, you sort of threw your hands up in the air with a “No comment.” What’s all that about?
WOODWARD: Lots of people have died, people have taken — gone off the list because we’ve taken them off the list. So it’s a narrowing group. And our job is to protect sources. And by further reducing the list, we tend to jeopardize disclosure of that source before he wants to be disclosed.
BLITZER: He’s still alive right now, Deep Throat.
WOODWARD: Last I checked.
BLITZER: And you’re still in touch with him?
WOODWARD: I’m just not going to get into that.
Like I said last night, it just doesn’t sound like a persuasive explanation of Woodward’s change of policy.