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CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair -- an affair with his biographer that was revealed over the course of an FBI investigation, Fox News has learned.

The FBI had been investigating an unrelated and much broader case before stumbling on the affair. Fox News has learned that during the course of this investigation, the name of biographer Paula Broadwell came up. The FBI followed that lead and in doing so, uncovered his affair with her. The FBI for some time was concerned that perhaps Petraeus was some sort of victim, but there has been no evidence discovered to back up such concerns.

Broadwell co-wrote Petraeus' biography, "All In."

Petraeus met with President Obama on Thursday before submitting his letter of resignation, which the president accepted. In a message to staff, Petraeus said he asked "to be allowed" to step down.

"After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours," the retired four-star general said. "This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation."

The move comes amid the unfolding controversy surrounding the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Scrutiny has fallen on a range of agencies including the CIA, and the director had been set to testify at hearings next week -- he is no longer expected to do so. But Petraeus, in his resignation message, cited strictly "personal reasons" surrounding the affair.

Petraeus' wife, Holly, also works in the Obama administration, for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Obama, in a written statement, said Petraeus provided an "extraordinary service to the United States for decades."

"By any measure, he was one of the outstanding General officers of his generation, helping our military adapt to new challenges, and leading our men and women in uniform through a remarkable period of service in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he helped our nation put those wars on a path to a responsible end," Obama said. He said he has named Michael Morell, the agency's deputy director, to serve as acting director.

The decision abruptly ends the public-service career of one of the military's most vaunted leaders. He led the surge in Iraq, and was later tapped to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan -- following two years at the helm of U.S. Central Command. In April 2011, Obama again tapped Petraeus to lead the CIA.

He leaves just three days after Obama was elected to a second term, and amid a challenging environment for the country's intelligence community -- which is dealing with not just rogue nations like Iran but a changing landscape elsewhere as a result of the Arab Spring. It has been confirmed that the U.S. compound that was attacked in Libya housed CIA operatives as well as State Department staff.

The intelligence community subsequently came under scrutiny when some officials suggested the administration initially claimed the attack was "spontaneous" only because of the intelligence assessments at the time.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Friday that Petraeus' resignation "represents the loss of one of our nation's most respected public servants."

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill expressed similar sentiments.

"General David Petraeus will stand in the ranks of America's greatest military heroes. His inspirational leadership and his genius were directly responsible -- after years of failure -- for the success of the surge in Iraq," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said. "General Petraeus has devoted his life to serving the country he loves, and America is so much the better for it."


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93henfan wrote:Wonder if he really shtupped his biographer or if this story was concocted, with consent of his wife, to conveniently make the Libya situation a little quieter?

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93henfan wrote:Wonder if he really shtupped his biographer or if this story was concocted, with consent of his wife, to conveniently make the Libya situation a little quieter?

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Baldy wrote:How convenient.

93henfan wrote:You can get with this



Or you can get with that

BlueHen86 wrote:
Is the top picture his wife and the bottom picture the other woman?

CAA Flagship wrote:Handsome woman that Mrs. P.

93henfan wrote:

CAA Flagship wrote:Handsome woman that Mrs. P.

Gotta love the every-female-Peanuts-character hairdo.

BDKJMU wrote:Interesting read on Broadwell. She wasn't some dumb bimbo.

"......................Broadwell, 40, is a research associate at Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership—as well as a PhD candidate in the department of war studies at King’s College in London. She is married to Scott Broadwell, an interventional radiologist, and lives in Dilworth, N.C., with their two sons, Landon and Lucien. She grew up in North Dakota, and attended West Point, the general’s alma mater, where she graduated with honors. She has worked for the U.S. Special Operations Command and an FBI joint terrorism task force. Beyond that, her list of accomplishments is long: she earned an MA from the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies and an MPA from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and served as the deputy director of the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies at the Fletcher School at Tufts.

Physically, Broadwell is tall and stunning, with long dark hair and green eyes. According to her biography, she has been a “sponsored ½ Ironman triathlete” as well as a “female model/ demonstrator” for KRISS, a manufacturer of .45-caliber machine guns. (On LinkedIn, she lists her current employer as Equipe Broadwell, LLC, seemingly a part of the Carolinas Freedom Foundation, a veteran’s organization in Charlotte......."
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SeattleGriz wrote:I applaud the fact he has a spine, morals and actually resigned. Donks would have applauded his infidelity and told him to stand tall.

CitadelGrad wrote:The FBI knew about this before he became the CIA director. You can be sure that Obama knew about it too. Obama was probably happy to have some leverage against Petraeus in case he went off the reservation. It's funny how this became public just days before Petraeus was to testify before Congress on the Benghazi fiasco.

Oh, it is also being reported that Hillary has retained legal counsel.

Grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the show. This is going to be interesting. No doubt that Obama will invoke executive privilege at some point, just as he did went the Fast & Furious heat got a little too hot.

CitadelGrad wrote:The FBI knew about this before he became the CIA director. You can be sure that Obama knew about it too. Obama was probably happy to have some leverage against Petraeus in case he went off the reservation. It's funny how this became public just days before Petraeus was to testify before Congress on the Benghazi fiasco.

Oh, it is also being reported that Hillary has retained legal counsel.

Grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the show. This is going to be interesting. No doubt that Obama will invoke executive privilege at some point, just as he did went the Fast & Furious heat got a little too hot.

CitadelGrad wrote:The FBI knew about this before he became the CIA director. You can be sure that Obama knew about it too.