U.S. Lawmaker Suggests Obama Told of Petraeus Affair Earlier

[Wehrwolfen]

U.S. Lawmaker Suggests Obama Told of Petraeus Affair Earlier​

What did Obama know and when did he know it?
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18 Nov 2012

(Reuters) - The head of the House Intelligence Committee suggested on Sunday that President Barack Obama might have known about former CIA Director David Petraeus' extra-marital affair before the November election, and said Attorney General Eric Holder should address this question soon before Congress.

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican, said Holder's statement that the Justice Department had not informed the president before the election implied that Holder might have told Obama privately.

He noted that the FBI investigation of the communications between Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell arose due to concern over a counter-intelligence threat. Both Petraeus and Broadwell have said they did not share any security secrets, and investigators have said they have found no security breach.

"It probably should have been brought forward earlier as a national security threat," Rogers said.

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[waltky]

Uncle Ferd says he wouldn't kick her outta bed fer cryin' on his shoulder...

Broadwell Said to Be Devastated by Fallout From Extramarital Affair
November 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Paula Broadwell, whose extramarital affair with CIA chief David Petraeus led to his resignation, is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout.

A person close to Broadwell said Sunday she deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family and everyone else's, and she is trying to repair that and move forward. The friend spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

A group of friends and neighbors welcomed Broadwell, her husband, Scott, and their young sons back to their home in Charlotte, N.C., after Broadwell spent more than a week being hounded by media while staying at her brother's home in Washington. The family friend said she was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from her neighbors. Broadwell is still being investigated by the FBI over classified documents found on her laptop and in her home, which investigators believe the author gathered while researching her biography of Petraeus in Afghanistan. Investigators say many of the documents are old and may no longer be classified despite their labels, and say Broadwell told them she did not get them from Petraeus.

The FBI stumbled onto their relationship after tracking anonymous emails Broadwell allegedly sent to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, warning Kelley to stay away from Petraeus and Afghanistan war commander Gen. John Allen. Kelley served as sort of an unpaid social liaison for Central Command, hosting parties at her and her husband's home, where senior officers would mingle with Tampa's elite. Officials say Kelley kept in near constant contact with Allen, and Petraeus before him, apparently trading on her friendship with the four-star commanders to advance her social status in the military-conscious community of Tampa.

The scandal widened when the Pentagon announced it was looking into that copious correspondence between Kelley and Allen, searching for possible evidence of an inappropriate relationship between the two married people. Allen's nomination to lead the U.S. European Command has been put on hold, pending results of the investigation, though officials now concede only a handful of the emails between Kelley and Allen are of flirtatious or questionable nature. The FBI found no reason to further investigate Petraeus, but the CIA is now investigating whether the former director behaved inappropriately, such as possibly using agency resources to further the affair.

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[LoneLaugher]

Suggests? How fucking responsible of him.

And how predictable of you.

 

[g5000]

Gosh, a Republican fabricated yet another conspiracy.

That's not news.

Someone PLEASE bomb the Making Shit Up factory.



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[Wehrwolfen]

Uncle Ferd says he wouldn't kick her outta bed fer cryin' on his shoulder...

Broadwell Said to Be Devastated by Fallout From Extramarital Affair
November 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Paula Broadwell, whose extramarital affair with CIA chief David Petraeus led to his resignation, is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout.

A person close to Broadwell said Sunday she deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family and everyone else's, and she is trying to repair that and move forward. The friend spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

A group of friends and neighbors welcomed Broadwell, her husband, Scott, and their young sons back to their home in Charlotte, N.C., after Broadwell spent more than a week being hounded by media while staying at her brother's home in Washington. The family friend said she was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from her neighbors. Broadwell is still being investigated by the FBI over classified documents found on her laptop and in her home, which investigators believe the author gathered while researching her biography of Petraeus in Afghanistan. Investigators say many of the documents are old and may no longer be classified despite their labels, and say Broadwell told them she did not get them from Petraeus.

The FBI stumbled onto their relationship after tracking anonymous emails Broadwell allegedly sent to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, warning Kelley to stay away from Petraeus and Afghanistan war commander Gen. John Allen. Kelley served as sort of an unpaid social liaison for Central Command, hosting parties at her and her husband's home, where senior officers would mingle with Tampa's elite. Officials say Kelley kept in near constant contact with Allen, and Petraeus before him, apparently trading on her friendship with the four-star commanders to advance her social status in the military-conscious community of Tampa.

The scandal widened when the Pentagon announced it was looking into that copious correspondence between Kelley and Allen, searching for possible evidence of an inappropriate relationship between the two married people. Allen's nomination to lead the U.S. European Command has been put on hold, pending results of the investigation, though officials now concede only a handful of the emails between Kelley and Allen are of flirtatious or questionable nature. The FBI found no reason to further investigate Petraeus, but the CIA is now investigating whether the former director behaved inappropriately, such as possibly using agency resources to further the affair.

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Holder has said that he was apprised of the Petraeus/broadwell affair as early as June, but never gave Obama a heads up. That is a little hard to believe. What's not hard to believe is that the altering of the CIA intelligence info by the W.H, and blackmailing Petreaus is far more believeable noting the results of the attempts to cover-up the lies.

 

[g5000]

Holder has said that he was apprised of the Petraeus/broadwell affair as early as June, but never gave Obama a heads up. That is a little hard to believe. What's not hard to believe is that the altering of the CIA intelligence info by the W.H, and blackmailing Petreaus is far more believeable noting the results of the attempts to cover-up the lies.

The fabricated bullshit is far more believable to you because you have a strong desire to believe it.

Con men the world over love people like you.

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[LoneLaugher]

Holder has said that he was apprised of the Petraeus/broadwell affair as early as June, but never gave Obama a heads up. That is a little hard to believe. What's not hard to believe is that the altering of the CIA intelligence info by the W.H, and blackmailing Petreaus is far more believeable noting the results of the attempts to cover-up the lies.

The fabricated bullshit is far more believable to you because you have a strong desire to believe it.

Con men the world over love people like you.

.

Exactly.

When the fuck is the "a-ha moment" going to come?

 

[emptystep]

If Holder did not believe immediate action was needed than he could have very well waited to tell the president for exactly this reason. Holder would have been protecting the president. There is nothing unethical or illegal about doing so.

 

[jillian]

uncle ferd says he wouldn't kick her outta bed fer cryin' on his shoulder...
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broadwell said to be devastated by fallout from extramarital affair
november 19, 2012 washington (ap) — paula broadwell, whose extramarital affair with cia chief david petraeus led to his resignation, is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout.

a person close to broadwell said sunday she deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family and everyone else's, and she is trying to repair that and move forward. The friend spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

A group of friends and neighbors welcomed broadwell, her husband, scott, and their young sons back to their home in charlotte, n.c., after broadwell spent more than a week being hounded by media while staying at her brother's home in washington. The family friend said she was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from her neighbors. Broadwell is still being investigated by the fbi over classified documents found on her laptop and in her home, which investigators believe the author gathered while researching her biography of petraeus in afghanistan. Investigators say many of the documents are old and may no longer be classified despite their labels, and say broadwell told them she did not get them from petraeus.

The fbi stumbled onto their relationship after tracking anonymous emails broadwell allegedly sent to tampa socialite jill kelley, warning kelley to stay away from petraeus and afghanistan war commander gen. John allen. Kelley served as sort of an unpaid social liaison for central command, hosting parties at her and her husband's home, where senior officers would mingle with tampa's elite. Officials say kelley kept in near constant contact with allen, and petraeus before him, apparently trading on her friendship with the four-star commanders to advance her social status in the military-conscious community of tampa.

The scandal widened when the pentagon announced it was looking into that copious correspondence between kelley and allen, searching for possible evidence of an inappropriate relationship between the two married people. Allen's nomination to lead the u.s. European command has been put on hold, pending results of the investigation, though officials now concede only a handful of the emails between kelley and allen are of flirtatious or questionable nature. The fbi found no reason to further investigate petraeus, but the cia is now investigating whether the former director behaved inappropriately, such as possibly using agency resources to further the affair.

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holder has said that he was apprised of the petraeus/broadwell affair as early as june, but never gave obama a heads up. That is a little hard to believe. What's not hard to believe is that the altering of the cia intelligence info by the w.h, and blackmailing petreaus is far more believeable noting the results of the attempts to cover-up the lies.

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