What we think we know thus far
Paula Broadwell met Gen. David Petraeus in 2006 and wrote a dissertation about Petraeus’ leadership style and subsequently decided to write a book about it in 2008.
Broadwell was granted impressive access to Petraeus and his workings.
The two apparently engaged in an extramarital affair.
Their relationship, which allegedly began in 2011, is said to have ended four months ago.
The affair came to light subsequent to an FBI investigation which included sifting through emails.
Broadwell is said to have had classified intel on her computer both she and Petraeus both deny it came from him.
Jill Kelley is said to have received threatening emails from an account established by Paula Broadwell.
Jill Kelley is a social liaison for the Army and lives in Tampa.
Jill Kelley is said not have been in a relationship with Petraeus.
Kelley is said to have contacted the FBI about the threatening emails.
This is where everything goes off the rails.
The FBI agent contacted by Kelley is said to be a friend of Kelley’s- and more.
WASHINGTON—A federal agent who launched the investigation that ultimately led to the resignation of Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus was barred from taking part in the case over the summer due to superiors’ concerns that he had become personally involved in the case, according to officials familiar with the probe.
New details about how the Federal Bureau of Investigation handled the case suggest that even as the bureau delved into Mr. Petraeus’s personal life, the agency had to address questionable conduct by one of its own—including allegedly sending shirtless photos of himself to a woman involved in the case.
Now the agent’s behavior is in question:
FBI officials declined to identify the agent, so he couldn’t be reached to give his side of the story. The agent is now under investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility, the internal-affairs arm of the FBI, according to two officials familiar with the matter.
The revelations address how the investigation first began and ultimately led to Mr. Petraeus’s downfall as director of the CIA. The new developments also raise questions about the role played by the FBI and the adequacy of notification to administration and congressional leaders about the scandal.
The FBI agent who started the case was a friend of Jill Kelley, the Tampa woman who received harassing, anonymous emails that led to the probe, according to officials. Ms. Kelley, a volunteer who organizes social events for military personnel in the Tampa area, complained in May about the emails to a friend who is an FBI agent. That agent referred it to a cyber crimes unit, which opened an investigation.
However, supervisors soon became concerned that the initial agent might have grown obsessed with the matter, and prohibited him from any role in the investigation, according to the officials.
Petraeus gave a briefing on the Benghazi attacks which was entirely off base:
Two days after the deadly Libya terror attack, representatives of the FBI and National Counterterrorism Center gave Capitol Hill briefings in which they said the evidence supported an Al Qaeda or Al Qaeda-affiliated attack, Fox News has learned.
The description of the attack by those in the Sept. 13 briefings stands in stark contrast to the now controversial briefing on Capitol Hill by CIA Director David Petraeus the following day — and raises even more questions about why Petraeus described the attack as tied to a demonstration.
Now it is disclosed that Maj. Gen. John Allen has been exchanging “inappropriate communications” with Jill Kelley.
There are a million questions that demand answers.
What exactly was sent to Jill Kelley?
Who could have had access to Paula Broadwell’s computer?
How did the classified intel get onto Broadwell’s computer?
If this affair ended four months ago, why the delay in the report and the resignation?
How does the FBI investigate the Director of the CIA without informing the White House or Justice?
What exactly was Jill Kelley’s relationship with the FBI agent?
Why did Petraeus put out such garbage intel regarding the Benghazi attack and then resign just AFTER the election?
Something stinks here. Really stinks. I think this is just beginning and Broadwell’s father left us a teaser:
Mr Kranz told MailOnline today that the shock of the past few days is ‘just the beginning of a process’.
He spoke this morning on the snow-covered drive of his modest bungalow in Bismarck, North Dakota, where he lives with wife Nadene. He said: ‘I’ve been advised by attorneys not to talk right now. This is private property.
‘I hope you understand this is the beginning of a process. I can’t say more than that. I couldn’t if I wanted to.’
On Sunday, Mr Kranz elaborated further on the scandal which has propelled his 40-year-old daughter into the national media glare. He told the Daily News: ‘This is about something else entirely, and the truth will come out.’
What do you think?
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