Posted on 11/12/2012 1:40:25 PM PST by maggief
Former CIA director David H. Petraeus told the woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair to stop sending threatening e-mails to a family friend, Jill Kelley, after a federal investigation determined who was behind the harassment.
The move by Petraeus came in mid-summer after Kelley contacted a friend who worked as an FBI agent in Tampa, where she lived, beginning a process that would eventually force the former four-star former general to resign last week.
The new information, provided by two law enforcement officials, helps fill in a summer timeline when Petraeus’s e-mail account became the subject of a federal investigation into whether national security had been compromised during his affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.
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At some point, Kelley told Petraeus about the e-mails and named Broadwell as the person who had sent them. That may have prompted the CIA director to send his own e-mails to Broadwell, telling her to stop the harassment, the law enforcement officials said.
People close to Petraeus say his affair with Broadwell ended four months ago, around the time he e-mailed her about the harassment.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Ping.
The affair is what Petraeus used to justify his resignation. His resignation ensures he will never have to speak about what he KNOWS about Benghazi. He is legally enjoined from saying ANYTHING about his days as DCI now that he has resigned.
The truth will come out that arms and supplies were coming from Libya through Turkey into Syria to supply Obama's boys. I want the whole mess to come out and I want to see Obama FRY for it.
Well, I hope he had fun while it was lasted. I wonder if he thinks she was worth destroying his career and reputation over?
We need a scorecard. The version with the most check marks win.
:)
Patreus wouldn’t play ball. This is his punishment.
Where are you guys getting this from? Not doubting you just wondering.
This is by design. MSM will be consumed by this scandal which was timed to create a diversion from Libya.
There is a story on Drudge whereby the Feebs even admit the investigation was complete 4 days before the election.
This stinks to high heaven and if the House does not move to subpoena Patreus and Mueller then I will be highly pissed, but not surprised, considering who we have as Weeper of the House.
Now that General P now longer serves his country in any capacity, his private life is of no further interest to me.
I do, however, want to hear his sworn testimony on Benghazi.
I also want his wife to lose 50 pounds, buy some appropriate and flattering clothes, get a good hairdresser and have a couple of lessons in applying a touch of make-up. Then I want her to take half of the marital assets, and kiss his adulterous a** goodbye.
No, not at all. He just can't testify as DCI. There is nothing to prevent Congress from subpoenaing him as a private citizen, and if he refuses to testify, he'll be in contempt. At best, he could plead the fifth. Which wouldn't look very good for the administration...
I think these “law enforcement” sources must be political appointees or senior DOJ career employees at Justice. I find it hard to believe that the agents who actually conducted this investigation would divulge so many details to a reporter.
I am one skeptic who is wondering whether Paula was a Democrat plant. She went after Patraeus, not the other way around. He is NOT hot, good-looking, or even sexy. What would make her want to be his lover, besides his power and status? And don’t forget, it was Paula’s husband who wrote the letter to the NYT alerting them to this story. Weird all the way around.
At least Broadwell had the good sense not to put on a diaper, then drive cross country to do harm to Mrs. Kelly.
What, it’s been three hours already? Another Petraeus story from the MSM, who’ll do anything to avoid reporting on Obama’s Benghazi Gate.
Petraeus is going to have a huge law suit if he wasn't informed of this investigation straight away, because he has Constitutional rights, and Muelller and Holder had to inform the Marxist, so all of them were also derelict in duties when they did not inform the various Committee heads.
Huge cover-up by all involved and it's all about Benghazi.
IMPEACHMENT.
Pray that Holly Petraeus tells her husband to man up and reminds him all about "honor, duty, country." She's been military all her life.
Isn’t odd that the background of Ms. Kelley, sis, et al, are given a total pass?
I’d be quite shocked if there were not some details in the county records.
;)
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http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/11/broadwells-coauthor-to-publish-wapo-piece-149316.html
Broadwell’s co-author to publish WaPo piece
By DYLAN BYERS |
11/12/12 3:58 PM EST
The Washington Post is set to publish a piece by editor Vernon Loeb about Paula Broadwell, his co-author on the Gen. David Petraeus biography and the woman at the center of the scandal surrounding Petraeus’s resignation from the CIA, Post sources tell POLITICO.
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I think the democrats could have recruited a much more attractive “plant” — at least the Russians know what American men want...
I’d be willing to bet there’s a lot BS in that story line.
HUH?
That is complete Bovine Excrement.
While all CIA Agents and employees sign a non-disclosure agreements, that ONLY applies to "Classified" information they were made privy to while working to the Agency.
Moreover, Congress has oversight responsibility (you know like purse strings, confirmation of appointments, etc. among other?) over the CIA and anyone thinks that merely by resigning, P can escape having to testify--especially in closed hearings--they are smoking something other than tobacco.
Ms. Kelley could easily be another affair.......but WHAT ABOUT BENGHAZI?????
Well, there’s always a chance this unbelievable media frenzy will pressure Petraeus to man up and do what is honorable.
“We need a scorecard. The version with the most check marks win.”
Or maybe a Bingo card?
Ms. Kelley needs to be looked into.....how do you get to be a “Family Friend” in a few months????
His wife is a DEMOCRAT....they ALL look like that and they ALL stand behind a mon of power...no matter what!!! She works for Obama.
IMO, I’d look into finances. Just a hunch. ;)
I don’t think you can plead the 5th before congress
This is by design. MSM will be consumed by this scandal which was timed to create a diversion from Libya.
Her twin sister is a lawyer who represents whistle blowers. Another odd coincidence?
I believe you're right about that. The Benghazi tragedy has disappeared. Even on Fox there's no new information coming out. It's all Patraeus all the time now.
Every American will know the names of Paula Broadwell and Jill Kelley. Who will know or remember the names of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods? Chris Stevens or Sean Smith?
“What would make her want to be his lover, besides his power and status?”
In the world where Petraeus and Broadwell live, power and status is all that matters. There is no stronger aphrodisiac.
Congress needs to cut through all of this cr*p and just subpoena Petraeus and let the chips fall where they may. All this other stuff is for gossip magazines.
“Power is the greatest aphrodisiac,” said Henry Kissinger.
I just read the reviews of All In on Amazon.com. One reviewer unbelievably said:
“it seemed to border on pure hero worship and seemed to be nothing but the worst kind of suck-up writing that I almost gagged as I labored through the first few pages.”
“All told, Cohen’s Aug. 13 motion and exhibits detailing many aspects of 37-year-old Khawam’s life weighs in at some 120 pages.”
Faced with employment lawsuit, Tampa lawyer Barry Cohen goes into attack mode
By Caitlin Johnston, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Earlier this summer, a former employee sued prominent Tampa lawyer Barry Cohen. Now he’s fighting back with everything from a motion to dismiss the case to accusations of perjury and bankruptcy fraud.
In July, Natalie Khawam and her attorney Wil Florin sued Cohen, his law firm and other defendants on six counts, including sexual harassment and breach of contract claims. Cohen owed her money, she said, and he also failed to properly take action when she reported a sexual harassment issue involving a financial officer doing work for the law firm.
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Since her filing, Cohen has delved into Khawam’s past: He’s uncovered court documents from a bankruptcy. He also unearthed a searing, 19-page child custody order from a Washington, D.C., superior court judge calling her out in 2011 for a lengthy “history of abusing the litigation process” and a “willingness to say anything, even under oath, to advance her own personal interests.”
In court documents, Cohen also claims that Khawam “fraudulently omitted Rolex watches, sable mink furs and a diamond ring” from a list of her assets in an April bankruptcy.
On top of that, Cohen has filed a motion for dismissal and requested sanctions against Khawam for a bad-faith filing.
All told, Cohen’s Aug. 13 motion and exhibits detailing many aspects of 37-year-old Khawam’s life weighs in at some 120 pages.
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Former employee takes on prominent Tampa lawyer Barry Cohen
By Caitlin Johnston, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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Cohen said the firm dealt with the issue immediately, hiring a retired FBI investigator, Bob Cromwell, to look into the allegations. Cromwell said in an interview he spent about two weeks interviewing employees, including Khawam.
Shortly after the investigation was completed, Cohen told Goldberg in a Dec. 2, 2009, letter that he was prohibited from returning or having “any further contact with any female employees.”
Khawam submitted her resignation that same day.
According to the complaint, Cohen brought Khawam on as an employee in May 2009 under the terms that she bring a high-profile client with her. As a result, the firm would pay Khawam a 30 percent commission on the value of case she had.
Who’s finances??
Who knows??? She might have been wearing a diaper when she was writing and sending those emails.
Paula’s husband wrote to the NYT? Could be that’s the reason the book went from some lowly ranking on Amazon’s bestseller list....#7,000 I heard, or maybe even as low as #70,000 to #111 over the weekend.
This whole thing stinks.
Of COURSE you can plead the 5th before Congress!!! They won’t even call anyone whose lawyer SAYS they are pleading the 5th!!! They dont even have to show up!
I wish people would lay off Mrs P. Women her age have far more to recommend them than some Hooter girl. I am so sick of this “culture” that obsesses over appearances and insists on viewing all women regardless of age or life experience according to a degrading and reductive sex object stereotype.
Yep. WaPo has been grinding a new story out every few hours as people figure out the lies. Shills.
ANYONE could have written the NYT that letter,
... then again it could be completely unrelated.
I imagine there are details to be found in Florida, Northern VA and DC, ripe for the picking.
All one needs to do is look.
Ever hear of the term "subpoena" and the subsequent "swearing under oath?"
As a side note, I doubt that a subpoena will be necessary to get the General to appear. But if it is, then it's likely a legal formality........
Whatever the case may be, the General will be testifying.........
Ahh...The cute ones..there ALWAYS nuckin futs !
Why would he need to have been told of the investigation right away? I don’t think that’s required of even garden variety workplace investigations.
Really? Someone should have told these guys from Solyndra.
“...*may* have prompted emails....”, the excerpt reports above. Then it reports in the last sentence “....he sent the emails. “, in the excerpt.
Just read on Drudge the AP account is that he didn’t know about the threats, was *shocked* to hear of the threats to friend in Tampa!
Alinsky wave in progress.
Also, AP reports he didn’t account for classified material found on Broadwell’s computer, someone else did it.... LOL! A must read 3rd column, top story. ( I wondered if the two contacted one another after being exposed.)
I have the feeling that given the seriousness of the charge, the two were warned NOT to impair or impede the investigation by any further contact or dialogue between them, don’t you? I dunno, since no charges were brought, maybe he was freed to fuss at her for harrassing his social friend in Tampa.
Thanks very much for the ping. I have been covering every printed word today, but haven’t had TV news on since the election. Devastated here.
I agree, Romulus! Mrs. P looks to me like a nice lady. Her appearance is none of our business and I find it offensive for a 60yo woman to be criticized for not trying to make herself a sex kitten.
That may have prompted the CIA director to send his own e-mails to Broadwell,...
May have? Solid reporting by the ComPost. /s
The reporting on this story smells a lot like MSM smokescreen.
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