Former CIA director Petraeus hid papers in attic insulation

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus hid materials in insulation in his attic as the FBI pursued its case about his mishandling of classified information, the bureau’s director, James Comey, said Thursday.

Comey made the disclosure to argue the point that the prosecution of Petraeus, who knew he had top secret information and lied to the FBI about it, differed from the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information.

Comey did not recommend charges against Clinton, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, over her personal email server while she was secretary of State. He said his team found no evidence that she lied under oath or broke the law by discussing classified information in an unclassified setting.

In contrast, Petraeus pleaded guilty last year to knowingly sharing binders of classified information with his biographer, a woman with whom he was having a sexual relationship. The Justice Department made clear that the retired Army general knew the material was top secret when he divulged it and had lied to the FBI about it.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/07/07/former_cia_director_petraeus_hid_papers_in_attic_insulation/

[rateyes]

1. No, he didn't. Comey corrected himself and

Said they found it in his desk.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. I also use my attic as a desk.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. I use my desk as an attic.

All kinds of junk stored in the drawers.

[Person 2713]

10. HI you are not alone

[CincyDem]

2. I think Comey proactively corrected this during his testimony.

I didn't hear the initial Q&A that created the "found in the attic" story. I did hear him interrupt the flow of questioning to say "My staff has provided me with additional information on an earlier question and I have to correct my answer. Documents found in General Petraeus' home were found in his office desk, not in the attic as I indicated earlier".

Not sure how much time elapsed between his initial answer and his clarification but Salon might have published in that intervening period.

[YOHABLO]

3. Two sets of laws in this country: those for the rich and elite and then those for the peons.

[snooper2]

4. so who is the peon?

[jiminvegas]

6. The ones who believe in the trickle down theory

[snooper2]

7. plumbers & roofers? that is the #1 rule- Water flows down :)

[bluestateguy]

8. And yet the House passed a resolution denouncing a "General Betray-us" newspaper headline in 2007

hm.

[JBoy]

11. Romney: Binders full of women. Petraeus: Binders for his woman. Conicidence? n/t