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yortsed snacilbuper

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Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:00 PM Nov 2016

Uh Oh, US investigating leak related to Petraeus case.

The Defense Department is conducting a new leaks investigation related to the sex scandal that led to the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus, The Associated Press confirmed Monday, the same day Petraeus was meeting with President-elect Donald Trump in New York.

The latest twist in the case could complicate Petraeus' prospects of obtaining a Cabinet position in the Trump administration, resurfacing details of the extramarital affair and FBI investigation that ended his career at the CIA and tarnished the reputation of the retired four-star general.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-investigating-leak-related-to-petraeus-case/ar-AAkSgWI?li=AA5a8k&ocid=spartanntp

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Uh Oh, US investigating leak related to Petraeus case. (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2016 OP
Why a DOD investigation now? Justice Nov 2016 #1
A U.S. official told the AP, yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2016 #2

yortsed snacilbuper

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2. A U.S. official told the AP,
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:22 PM
Nov 2016

that investigators were trying to determine who leaked personal information about Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with Petraeus led to criminal charges against him and his resignation. The information concerned the status of her security clearance, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

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