NYT: Prosecutors Want To Bring Federal Charges Against Petraeus

ARCHIV: Der damalige Kommandeur der internationalen Truppen in Afghanistan, US-General David Petraeus, spricht in Berlin im Verteidigungsministerium waehrend eines Pressetermins (Foto vom 23.11.10). Der US-Auslandsge... ARCHIV: Der damalige Kommandeur der internationalen Truppen in Afghanistan, US-General David Petraeus, spricht in Berlin im Verteidigungsministerium waehrend eines Pressetermins (Foto vom 23.11.10). Der US-Auslandsgeheimdienst CIA hat Medienberichten zufolge interne Ermittlungen gegen den zurueckgetretenen Direktor David Petraeus eingeleitet. "Bei der CIA ueberpruefen wir staendig unsere eigene Leistung. Die Untersuchung dient der Faktensammlung und nimmt kein bestimmtes Ergebnis vorweg", zitierte der Fernsehsender CNN am Donnerstag (15.11.12) CIA-Sprecher Preston Golson. Petraeus hatte in der vergangenen Woche eine aussereheliche Beziehung zu seiner Biografin eingeraeumt und war als CIA-Chef zurueckgetreten. Er erklaerte jedoch, er habe waehrend seiner Affaere keine vertraulichen Informationen weitergegeben. Foto: Michael Gottschalk/dapd MORE LESS
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Federal prosecutors want to charge retired Gen. David Petraeus criminally for allegedly sharing classified information with his then-mistress while he was CIA director, further fallout from the renowned officer’s affair with his biographer that came to light in 2012, the New York Times reported late Friday.

The FBI and Justice Department have recommended charging Petraeus, according to the Times, but the decision to make an indictment resides with Attorney General Eric Holder.

Federal investigators have been probing whether Petraeus gave Paula Broadwell, the Army Reserve officer who wrote the general’s biography and with whom he had an affair, access to his CIA email and other classified information. Petraeus resigned as CIA director after his affair with Broadwell was reported in 2012. FBI agents said they found classified material on Broadwell’s computer.

Petraeus has denied any wrongdoing and rejected any overtures from the Justice Department for a plea deal, according to the Times. Unnamed FBI and Justice Department officials are frustrated that Holder has not yet acted on their recommendation to indict the former general, the newspaper reported.

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  1. I’m loving this, especially after reading about repubs going after PA’s attorney general.

    Edited to add, if either did anything wrong (without twisting the law into a pretzel), I support whatever happens to them.

  2. “Federal investigators have been probing…”

    If Petraeus hadn’t been probing Paula Broadwell, this entire thing could have been avoided. Too much damned probing going on around here.

  3. It occurs to me that in the case of Kathleen Kane, if a grand jury leak is a criminal matter, then the Ferguson prosecutor needs to be likewise brought up on charges.

  4. Republican response: "Petraeus told his FEMALE lover. At least he didn’t desanctify the institution of marriage with a MALE lover.

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