FBI whistle-blower contacted Eric Cantor on David Petraeus affair

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke to an FBI whistle-blower two weeks ago who accused then-CIA Director David Petraeus of having an extramarital affair and potentially jeopardizing the security of classified information, according to a news report.
Cantor’s chief of staff, Steve Stombres, later spoke with FBI officials to pass on the accusations from the whistle-blower, the New York Times reported on Saturday night.Cantor’s involvement in the Petraeus scandal is the first indication that anyone outside of the FBI knew Petraeus was under scrutiny for an extramarital relationship or potentially leaking classified information.

But the revelation of Cantor’s role in the scandal - and the emergence of an FBI whistle-blower - raises dramatic new questions about how the bureau conducted what was clearly a hugely sensitive problem, both in terms of the FBI’s relationship with the CIA and what it could mean for the highly esteemed Petraeus.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83681.html#ixzz2BtwxVhzp

[Sunlei]

1. did Eric Cantor share this classified information breach with others like Boehner and K. Rove?

Why wait 2 weeks with a serious national security issue Eric Cantor? Sounds like these Republicans were going to keep the security problem people under their private control, if they won the election.

[bemildred]

2. This sounds really good.

[bigdarryl]

3. The plot thickens

[Coyotl]

4. There's a plot?

[JRLeft]

5. Petraeus is a republican hero, no way would they screw him. They wanted him to run for Commander in

Chief.