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The '''Petraeus email scandal''' is a set of events that gained strong media attention when an [[Extramarital sex|extramarital affair]] involving former [[director of the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA Director]] and retired [[Four-star rank|four-star]] general [[David Petraeus]] and [[Paula Broadwell]] became public information. Petraeus had chosen Broadwell to be his official biographer. She co-authored ''[[All In: The Education of General David Petraeus]]'', a biography of then [[International Security Assistance Force]] commander [[David Petraeus]].<ref name=stein>{{cite journal|last=Stein|first=Jeff|title=Covert Affairs: A short history of spies and their sex scandals.|journal=[[Foreign Affairs]]|date=10 November 2012|url=http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/09/covert_affairs|accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="USN1">{{cite news |title=General David Petraeus's Leadership and Legacy|url=http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/02/17/general-david-petraeuss-leadership-and-legacy-2|publisher= ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' |date=February 17, 2012| author =Morella, Michael}}</ref> On November 9, 2012, she was reported to have been involved in the [[extramarital affair]] with Petraeus that triggered his resignation as [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|Director]] of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] when it was discovered by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]].<ref name="slate1">{{cite news |title = Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer|first = Fred|last = Kaplan|authorlink = Fred Kaplan|url = http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/09/petraeus_resigns_over_affair_with_biographer.html|newspaper = ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''|date = November 8, 2012|accessdate = November 8, 2012|quote = The woman with whom Gen. David Petraeus was having an affair is Paula Broadwell, the author of a recent hagiographic book about him, ''All In: The Education of General David Petraeus''.}}</ref> |
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The Petraeus email scandal is a set of events that gained strong media attention when an extramarital affair involving former CIA Director and retired four-star general David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell became public information. Petraeus had chosen Broadwell to be his official biographer. She co-authored All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of then International Security Assistance Force commander David Petraeus.[1][2] On November 9, 2012, she was reported to have been involved in the extramarital affair with Petraeus that triggered his resignation as Director of the CIA when it was discovered by the FBI.[3]
Personalities involved in the scandal
David Petraeus
David Petraeus (born November 7, 1952) is an American former military officer and public official. He served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 6, 2011,[4] until his resignation on November 9, 2012.[5] CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell replaced Director Petraeus in his duties, serving as Acting Director.[6] Petraeus, prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, was a four-star general having served over 37 years in the United States Army.
According to Petraeus' associate, Steven A. Boylan, Petraeus began an affair with Paula Broadwell, principal author of his biography, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, in late 2011 when he was no longer an active duty military officer. Petraeus reportedly ended the affair in the summer of 2012, around the time that he learned that Broadwell had been sending harassing emails to a longstanding family friend of the Petraeuses, Jill Kelley.[7]
Kelley, a Lebanese American socialite and volunteer social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Bay, Florida[8] had approached an associate who worked for the FBI Tampa Field Office in the late spring about anonymous emails she considered threatening.[7] The Bureau traced the emails to Broadwell and noted that Broadwell appeared to be exchanging intimate messages with an email account belonging to Petraeus, which instigated an investigation into whether that account had been hacked into or was someone posing as Petraeus.[9]
Paula Broadwell
Paula Broadwell (born November 9, 1972) is an American writer, academic, and anti-terrorism professional.[10][11] She is the co-author with Vernon Loeb of the The New York Times Best Seller,[12] All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of then International Security Assistance Force commander David Petraeus.[1][2] On November 9, 2012, she was reported to have been involved in the extramarital affair with Petraeus that triggered his resignation as Director of the CIA when it was discovered by the FBI.[3]
In or about May 2012, Jill Kelley, a social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, began to receive what she considered to be threatening and harassing emails. She contacted the FBI, who traced the emails to Broadwell.[13] The emails reportedly indicated that Broadwell suspected Kelley of starting an affair with General David Petraeus, who was a friend of Kelley's.[13] Although the sending of the emails was deemed to be insufficient grounds for a criminal charge, the FBI called Broadwell in for questioning, at which time she admitted to the affair with Petraeus.[13] After Broadwell turned over her computer, classified documents were found, which led to further FBI scrutiny of her relationship with Petraeus.[13][14] Although Petraeus was not identified as the provider of the documents, the affair was revealed in early November 2012 and was cited by Petraeus as the reason for his resignation on November 9.[10][15]
Jill Kelley
Jill Kelley (born January 1, 1975) is an American socialite and volunteer social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Bay, Florida.[16] Kelley's family are Lebanese-American Maronite Catholics who emigrated from Jounieh, Lebanon, in the mid-1970s. She grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, and her parents owned a restaurant. Kelley is a key figure in the government investigation into inappropriate communications by U.S. Generals David Petraeus and John R. Allen.
In May 2012 Kelley complained to an FBI investigator of being sent harassing emails by an anonymous woman. This set off a chain of events that eventually led to the resignation of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus on November 9, 2012. The anonymous woman was identified as Paula Broadwell, whom investigators discovered had been having an affair with Petraeus. On November 13, 2012 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the nomination of Petraeus' successor as top commander in Afghanistan, General John R. Allen, for the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe would be delayed. News agencies said Allen was being investigated for "inappropriate communication" with Kelley.[17]
John R. Allen
John R. Allen (born December 15, 1953) is a United States Marine Corps four-star general. On July 18, 2011, Allen assumed command of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), succeeding Army General David Petraeus.[18] He has been appointed NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, to take office in early 2013, pending confirmation by the United States Senate.[19] On November 13, 2012 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that Allen's nomination for SACEUR would be "delayed." News agencies reported that Allen's communications with Jill Kelley, a Tampa woman who was friends with Allen's predecessor as top commander in Afghanistan, David Petraeus, were under investigation. Petraeus had resigned as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency four days earlier.[20]
In November 2012, Allen became embroiled in an inappropriate communication investigation concerning his correspondences with Jill Kelley.[21] In response to the investigation, Secretary Panetta moved to speed the nomination of General Joseph Dunford to command of forces in Afghanistan.[22]
FBI agent
It was reliably reported that the FBI agent that Jill Kelley had contacted regarding the receipt of the emails was suspended from his position. The Wall Street Journal reported that the FBI agent who started the investigation was a friend of Kelley's. He was later barred from taking part in the case over concerns that he had become personally involved. Officials found that he had sent shirtless pictures to Kelley, the Journal reported[23] :
- 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 conduct by its own agent—who allegedly sent shirtless photos of himself to a woman [Jill Kelley] involved in the case prior to the investigation.[24]
Domestic reactions to the scandal
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White House and Barack Obama
After being briefed on November 8, President Obama summoned Petraeus to the White House where Petraeus offered his resignation.[25] Obama accepted the resignation on November 9,[26][27] and Petraeus cited the affair when announcing that same day that he would be resigning as CIA Director.[28]
The CIA and intelligence community
Although US Attorney General Eric Holder was aware early on that the FBI had discovered an affair,[29] it was not until November 6, 2012, that Petraeus' nominal superior, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, was advised.
The same evening that Clapper was informed, Clapper called Petraeus and urged him to resign. Clapper notified the White House the next day, November 7.
The FBI and law enforcement
Officials say the FBI knew of Petraeus' affair in the summer of 2012.[30][31] According to an Associated Press report, rather than transit emails to each other's inbox which would have left a more obvious email trail, messages were left in a draft folder which were then read when the other person logged into the same account.[32]
Congressional involvement
Although the Tampa FBI agent familiar with Kelley was not put on the case as he was not part of the cybersquad, the agent reportedly became obsessed with the investigation. After being instructed by his superiors to steer clear of the case, according to the New York Times, the FBI agent became convinced that the investigation had been stalled because of a wish to protect U.S. President Barack Obama politically.[33] The agent then contacted Republican Congressman Dave Reichert,[34] and was able to relay information to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Cantor's office raised the matter with FBI Director Robert Mueller on October 31.[33][34]
US military
On November 13 it emerged that Kelley had a connection to General John R. Allen, Petraeus' successor as top commander in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Panetta, Petraeus' predecessor at the CIA, said that Allen's nomination for Supreme Allied Commander Europe would be "delayed." News agencies reported that Allen's communications with Kelley were under investigation.[20]
International reactions to the scandal
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References
- ^ a b Stein, Jeff (10 November 2012). "Covert Affairs: A short history of spies and their sex scandals". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b Morella, Michael (February 17, 2012). "General David Petraeus's Leadership and Legacy". U.S. News & World Report.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Kaplan, Fred (November 8, 2012). "Petraeus Resigns Over Affair With Biographer". Slate. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
The woman with whom Gen. David Petraeus was having an affair is Paula Broadwell, the author of a recent hagiographic book about him, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ "Petraeus sworn in as CIA director". cnn. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "David Petraeus resigns from CIA". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "CIA director David Petraeus resigns over extramarital affair". CNN. November 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ a b Petraeus told biographer to stop harassing family friend, officials say The Washington Post 12 November 2012
- ^ "Official IDs Tampa woman who sparked Petraeus inquiry".
- ^ Scott Shane and Charlie Savage
- ^ a b Shear, Michael, D. (November 9, 2012). "Woman Linked to Petraeus Is a West Point Graduate and Lifelong High Achiever." New York Times
- ^ "Paula Broadwell (MA '06)" (PDF). Alumni Relations. University of Denver. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Bestsellers February 26, 2012". New York Times. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d Horwitz, Sari (10 November 2012). "FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ FBI Scrutinized on Petraeus: Complaints by Female Social Planner Led to Email Trail That Undid CIA Chief The Wall Street Journal 11 November 2012
- ^ Stenovec, Timothy. "Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus Biographer, Reportedly Woman Involved In CIA Director's Affair". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Petraeus friend Jill Kelley found place hosting military parties Tampa Bay Times November 13, 2012
- ^ Elisabeth Bumiller, Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Is Linked to Petraeus Scandal The New York Times 13 November 2012
- ^ "General John R. Allen Assumes Command of ISAF". isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/index.php. ISAF Headquarters Public Affairs. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ BBC News
- ^ a b Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan under investigation, scandal widens Reuters 13 September 2012
- ^ The Telegraph (London), "Gen John Allen investigated for 'inappropriate communications' to Jill Kelley", Hannah Furness, 8:01AM GMT 13 Nov 2012
- ^ BBC News, "David Petraeus CIA scandal engulfs US Gen John Allen", 13 November 2012 Last updated at 05:26 ET
- ^ Rothacker, Rick (Nov 12, 2012). "Three women intertwine in downfall of David Petraeus". Reuters. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Barrett, Devlin; Perez, Evan;Gorman, Siobhan (November 13, 2012). "FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sari Horwitz and Greg Miller, FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say The Washington Post 11 November 2012
- ^ Gye, Hugo; Nye, James (November 9, 2012). "Revealed: CIA boss David Petraeus forced to quit after an FBI investigation uncovered his extra-marital affair". Daily Mail. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ CIA director David Petraeus resigns over extramarital affair CNN, November 9, 2012
- ^ "CIA chief David Petraeus' resignation over extramarital affair shocks Washington". Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/12/holder-notified-petraeus-probe-in-late-summer/
- ^ Petraeus resigns after affair with biographer turned up in FBI probe, Fox News confirms FOX News, November 9, 2012
- ^ Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell under FBI investigation over access to his email, law enforcement officials say NBC News, November 9, 2012
- ^ Kimberly Dozier and Pete Yost, Petraeus shocked to hear of emails, associates say Associated Press 12 November 2012
- ^ a b Scott Shane and Charlie Savage, Motives Questioned in F.B.I. Inquiry of Petraeus E-Mails The New York Times 12 November 2012
- ^ a b FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny The Wall Street Journal 12 November 2012