Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday said that the Justice Department has not yet decided whether to bring charges against former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus.
“The determination has yet to be made. And we will just see how things play out before any final decision is made,” Holder said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The New York Times on Friday reported that the Justice Department would seek charges against Petraeus for leaking classified information to his then-mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell, while he was director of the CIA. Petraeus resigned as director after his affair with Broadwell became public, but he has denied any wrongdoing.
In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” Holder suggested that the New York Times isn’t necessarily accurate.
“I don’t want to really comment on what is an ongoing investigation. But I will say that frequently, those things that we characterize as leaks — they are frequently inaccurate. I’ll just leave it at that,” he said.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said she does not believe Petraeus should be charged.
“This man has suffered enough in my view,” she said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “People aren’t perfect. He made a mistake. He lost his job as CIA director because of it. How much do you want to punish somebody?”
