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| Petraeus agrees to testify on Libya before congressional committees |
| 2012-11-14 |
| Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify about the Libya terror attack before the House and Senate intelligence committees, Fox News has learned. Petraeus had originally been scheduled to testify this Thursday on the burgeoning controversy over the deadly Sept. 11 attack. That appearance was scuttled, though, after the director abruptly resigned over an extramarital affair. The resignation has since expanded into a sprawling scandal that now includes allegations that Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, exchanged "inappropriate" and sexually charged emails with Jill Kelley, a Florida socialite linked to the Petraeus case. The rapid developments in the case have all but obscured what until last week was an intense debate on Capitol Hill and beyond over the Benghazi terror attack. After Petraeus' resignation, lawmakers complained that the scandal was no reason they shouldn't hear from the man at the helm of the CIA when CIA operatives came under attack alongside State Department employees in Benghazi last month. The logistics of Petraeus' appearance are still being worked out. But a source close to Petraeus said the former four-star general has contacted the CIA, as well as committees in both the House and Senate, to offer his testimony as the former CIA director. Fox News has learned he is expected to speak off-site to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday about his Libya report. The House side is still being worked out. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 I can't help but wonder if the Administration tried to hold this over him to keep his silence over Libya and he simply said 'Ok - I f-ked up. But I'm not going to complicate it by committing treason.' and went public by resigning. That was his 'F-k you SIR!'. If so - lets hope he lives to testify. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-11-14 21:33 |
| #6 Wonder how much different it'll be from his September 13th remarks? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-11-14 21:09 |
| #5 HUmmmm.... dirt on everyone, yeah, it kinda makes sense DeaconMan. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2012-11-14 17:48 |
| #4 Deacon Blues you are right on the mark. A Russian business associate of mine explains the actions as another goal as well: "When you crush someone who is in your administration you do it as a warning to every political enemy you got. You're saying, 'See how I treat my friends and be worried.' Its a teachable moment Chicago style." |
| Posted by: Plinth of Plush 2012-11-14 17:31 |
| #3 Is the point of the whole exercise not to remove Petraeus, which could have been done at any time, but to destroy him? To ensure that he was so tainted that nothing he said about events in the past or his opinions about the future would be given any public weight? Perhaps there are more parallels to the DSK affair and Petraeus scandal than we think. In both cases prominent men were removed from the political chessboard by the titillating use of surveillance information. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2012-11-14 15:49 |
| #2 Probably NOT available on C-span! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2012-11-14 15:05 |
| #1 Harry Reid has already opposed a joint committee to investigate Benghazi. Senate Intelligence Committee Members (Meet this Friday offsite, Petraeus will testify (maybe)) Dianne Feinstein, D, Chair John D. Rockefeller, D Ron Wyden, D Barbara Mikulski, D Bill Nelso, D Kent Conrad, D Mark Udall, D Mark Warner, D Saxby Chambliss, R Olympia Snowe, R Richard Burr, R James Risch, R Daniel Coats, R Roy Blunt, R Marcio Rubio, R |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-11-14 12:52 |