FredHayek wrote: The timing is very interesting. Was the press going to blow the story? Is Petraeus trying to avoid throwing the current admin under the bus by avoiding the Benghazi hearings?
More like the current admin throwing Petraeus under the bus to avoid the Benghazi hearings.
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Why? Petraeus can still be called to testify. His resignation does not affect the hearings. My guess is that some here are just wanting to keep recycling their tin foil.
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I'm amazed how the administration was able to get Petraeus to have an affair (or two) that they could later use to deflect from the Benghazi investigation. That was probably done by the same people who planted Obama's birth announcement in the two Honolulu newspapers back in 1961. Their cunning never ceases to amaze me.
New details in Petraeus scandal; FBI whistle-blower talked first to House Republicans
The first knowledge of the affair and a possible national security breach came from an FBI whistle-blower who contacted a Capitol Hill Republican who told House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., got a tip from a friend who knew the whistle-blower, as reported by The New York Times.
Sources tell Fox News that Reichert talked to the whistle-blower, then referred him to Cantor. The whistle-blower talked to the majority leader’s office, then to Cantor directly. The whistle-blower was then put in touch with FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Now it is looking like the FBI sat on the affair information for months before informing the President. Reminds me of the old days under J Edgar Hoover where the FBI would decide what it wanted the President to know and when. If Petraeus could have been blackmailed, shouldn't the President and the rest of the intelligence community know this as soon as confirmed?
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The FBI knew about the affair some time ago and, under strict orders, kept their mouths shut until just after Election Day. If they hadn't, the scandal would have blown up during Obama's campaign run.
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