The Pentagon’s inspector general has cleared Gen. John R. Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, in a misconduct inquiry into the email exchanges between the general and Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
In a letter sent to Allen on Friday, the inspector general wrote that Allen had not violated military prohibitions against conduct unbecoming an officer, the senior U.S. officials said. “He was completely exonerated,” one of the officials said…
The inspector general’s investigation prompted the White House to place on hold Allen’s nomination to become the supreme allied commander in Europe. Allen is scheduled to relinquish command in Afghanistan early next month, and the Pentagon has not yet requested that the Senate Armed Services Committee reschedule his nomination.
