“So, now that Petraeus has completed his fact finding tour, can he change his testimony about the spontaneous eruption of violence without being charged with perjury?”
Eva: Yes. This will be the first time he is under oath (assuming he will be under oath Friday)-—so if he tells the truth, technically, he has not perjured himself.
RooserRedux: Can you give us a link for this?
ALL!!!: Don’t miss RoosterRedux post #49
Here’s something interesting from a comment on this story at Hot Air...
Friend of mine who works in the pentagon has told me lastnight that petraeus was told to shut up about bhegazi and if he didnt, the white house was going to release the info about his girlfriend. I was told that it was petraues who leaked the affair to preempt the white house and tell the truth about libya.
The white house is trying to get him back in the ranks so they can threaten him with a demotion and take away his pension. My buddy told me who is a guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier told me the general is going to sing like a bird
Conservative4ev on November 14, 2012 at 9:20 AM
That said, sometimes such comments are worth considering.
I sure hope that you’re right.
I read, yesterday, that Petraeus said that he wasn’t going to testify because his replacement at the CIA is in possession of all of his documentation and reports from his fact finding trip. Which means that he doesn’t have the proof to back up his statements. He is really putting himself at risk if he testifies against the administration without the proof to back it up.
Which congress critter did DP convey “Do you want the official story or the truth” Someone mentioned it last night on FOX. But I’ve yet to find it on the net.
Makes sense. I don't see the advantage to the White House leaking the affair after the election. Petraeus' testimony on Benghazi should get a lot more attention now. I think they'd much rather be talking about the "fiscal cliff" more than anything related to Benghazi.
But, it doesn't really matter now politically. They kept the lid on it before the election and no matter what happened in Benghazi, it can't harm Obama politically. It could possibly create some baggage for Hillary in 2016, but doubtful any Democrat or swing voters will remember or care then.