Posted on 11/12/2012 2:49:30 PM PST by texas_mrs
The FBI withheld its findings about Gen. David Petreaus' affair from the White House and congressional leaders because the agency considered them the result of a criminal investigation that never reached the threshold of an intelligence probe, law enforcement sources said today.
The sources said agents followed department guidelines that generally bar sharing information about developing criminal investigations. The FBI is also aware of its history under former director Herbert Hoover of playing politics and digging into the lives of public figures. As one official said, the rules are designed to protect people (both private and elected officials) when negative information about them arises in the course of a criminal investigation that is not a crime.
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Which one of them invented the vacuum cleaner?
I know it’s not a crime, I was just explaining that military rules would not apply to him because he wasn’t a member of the military, just an employee of the Federal Government.
Anyone else remember the kenyan taking an extra day off from campaigning a couple weeks ago? Seemed odd at the time. Maybe that day off was related to this?
Looks like Axelrod has recruited 4 more “journalists” to serve the Ministry of (Mis)Information.
Since when is it a crime for a non-Military employee of the Federal Government to have an affair?
Petreaus is going to The Big House.
Looks like Axelrod has recruited 4 more “journalists” to serve the Ministry of (Mis)Information.
Right on. It really is amazing that the Bystander in Chief is never mentioned in these scandal articles.
No wonder he’s not going to testify.
Should have brought him in and put him under oath when Cantor
got the tip two weeks before election. Thanks Eric and Bonehead.
It’s NOT a crime. Please people, read the post I am addressing. The person I WAS REPLYING TO QUESTIONED WHY HE WOULD NOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER MILITARY AUTHORITY. I was explaining WHY HE WOULDN’T BE.
I’m beginning to think the whole affair (no worse than BJC) is a distraction for the MSM, and general public, from the massive voter fraud that is becoming evident.
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Kinda like Clinton’s sex acts distracted from lots of real issues like China, Tainted Blood etc. etc.
If you think his testimony will confirm what you suspect concerning Benghazi, give him immunity and subpoena him.
“My BS meter is pegged out.
My BS meter is pegged out.”
That goes double for me.
What are you talking about? I said he wasn’t a member of the MILITARY. Just because he took military transportation doesn’t make him a ‘member of the military.’
So he wasn’t a member of the military at the time? Why was he wearing that U. S. Army uniform with 4 star insignia?
This fling started as a camp romance in A-stan. She made 6 trips to A-stan while he was in the Army. That an unpublished author would get such a plumb gig writing his biography is a fairy tale. Somebody had to have a reason to make that happen.
They are both lying about no affair while his was in the Army to avoid UCMJ issues.
The supposed crime has to do with Broadwell, threatening the woman in Florida over the internet.
Petraeus is not accused of a crime.
Judge A Napolitano was wondering what authority the FBI was using to investigate Pertraeus.
He resigned...So what good is that?? To Obama, it’s everything. They can keep him from testifying. Obstruction on the part of Congress....you got it....
What about 0bama’s numerous impeachable acts? Isn’t the criminal at the top something to worry about? And Eric Holder?
WTF? We have POTUS Bill Clinton getting BJs from a 20 year old intern in the Oval Office; he lies under oath in the Paula Jones case and the POS walks. Petraeus has an affair with a 40 year old women and somehow it’s criminal? Give me a f’ing break.
Obama and Hillary should too.
BS Nothing more than changing the narrative....AGAIN
“Sources” have already said it was not a criminal investigation.
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