The Feds have Hillary dead to rights.
A top federal prosecutor says the Pentagon continues to investigate Charlotte resident Paula Broadwell for her affair with Gen. David Petraeus and their handling of classified material, despite a published report to the contrary.
Citing unnamed military sources, the Washington Post wrote last month that the Army has recommended no further punishment against Petraeus, the former U.S. military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan. Citing a “senior Army official,” the paper also said the military “was not contemplating taking action” against Broadwell, the general’s biographer. The final decision in both cases rests with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, who was not expected to overrule the Army, the paper said.
In response to Observer questions about the Post account, U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose described the Pentagon probe differently. She said Army officials involved in the case say no decision has been made about military punishment for Petraeus and Broadwell, and that the Army’s investigation of Broadwell, an Army reservist, continues.
Rose headed the investigation that led to Petraeus pleading guilty to illegally keeping classified information, which court documents accused him of sharing with Broadwell and then lying about it to the FBI. Word of their affair forced the former general to resign his post as director of the CIA in 2012.
In mid-November, Rose said, a team of Army investigators came to Charlotte to review the evidence gathered in the Petraeus criminal case.
While Rose said she and the FBI office in Charlotte have no day-to-day involvement in the military probe, both continue to coordinate the exchange of information. Based on her conversations with senior military officials this week, Rose said, “This investigation remains ongoing.”
In April, Petraeus entered his guilty plea in Charlotte federal court and was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $100,000 fine.
After the sentencing, Rose said her investigation continued, implying that Broadwell, the author of “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus,” continued to be a target.
Legal experts have said from the start that Broadwell’s security clearance as a journalist while working with Petraeus on the book complicated any criminal investigation. Investigators say none of the classified information Petraeus shared with Broadwell appeared in her book.
Nine months later, no charges against the Charlotte author and activist have been filed. Asked Thursday whether her office’s probe was still active, Rose declined comment.