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Why Was Petraeus Set Up? Classified Docs Didn’t Come From Petreaus: Who Gave Classified Docs To Petreaus’ Girlfriend?
Paula Broadwell, the author who allegedly had an affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus, is suspected of storing significant amounts of military documents, including classified material, at her home, potentially in violation of federal law.
A source familiar with case told ABC News that Broadwell admitted to the FBI she took the documents from secure government buildings. The government demanded that they all be given back, and when federal agents descended on her North Carolina home on Monday night it was a pre-arranged meeting.
Prosecutors are now determining whether to charge Broadwell with a crime, and this morning the FBI and military are poring over the material. The 40-year-old author, who wrote the biography on Gen. Petraeus “All In,” is cooperating and the case, which is complicated by the fact that as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Military Reserve she had security clearance to review the documents. readmorehere
Investigators do not believe the documents came from Petraeus, the source said. (Also on POLITICO: Gen. David Petraeus is dumb, she’s dumber)
The FBI is investigating how Broadwell “obtained classified files,” the Post reported. Previously, officials have said that there did not appear to be a breach of security, the report noted.
