Former CIA head Calls Petraeus Timing "Mysterious"
You don't think politics were involved, do you?
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Monday called the timeline of when information concerning Gen. David Petraeus's sex scandal was released "mysterious."
"With regard to the timing, it's mysterious," Hayden, who served under President George W. Bush, said on Fox News's "America's Newsroom. " He added, "It appears the bureau was balancing the law enforcement process and the privacy of some individuals involved."
Continue Reading
His comments came as news reports surfaced indicating that the Federal Bureau of Investigation knew about Petraeus's extramarital affair, and the circumstances surrounding it, months ago. Petraeus stepped down from his post as director of the CIA on Friday, citing the affair. Over the weekend, a series of damning reports emerged concerning the woman with whom he was having the affair, who was the subject of an FBI inquiry, reports said.
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post comments
"It appears the bureau was balancing the law enforcement process and the privacy of some individuals involved."
Ha, ha and ha.
But Shreek said this was a non-starter! Why do you all hate the Petraeus.