It was the plan of the government to flush Bert out of hiding using John.
Shouldn't that be...It was the plan of the government to flush Bert out of hiding in the John.
Given that Nixon was unable to cover up something as (comparatively) simple as Watergate, how the hell does anyone think that the US Government would be able to keep this 'conspiracy' a secret?
What if Nixon got caught ON PURPOSE to make you THINK that the government couldn't keep a secret?