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Judge unseals letters of support for former CIA head David Petraeus
Source: Associated Press
Judge unseals letters of support for former CIA head David Petraeus
Associated Press in Charlotte
Monday 8 June 2015 22.40 BST
Political, military and international figures are among the nearly three dozen people who filed letters of support for former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was ruined for sharing classified materials with a mistress who was writing his biography.
A federal judge in Charlotte unsealed the documents Monday, two months after the retired four-star general was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for unauthorized removal and retention of classified information.
While his sentencing was public, documents in the case had been sealed, including letters submitted to Judge David Keesler before he sentenced Petraeus.
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein of California praised Petraeus’ military career. So did former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Associated Press in Charlotte
Monday 8 June 2015 22.40 BST
Political, military and international figures are among the nearly three dozen people who filed letters of support for former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was ruined for sharing classified materials with a mistress who was writing his biography.
A federal judge in Charlotte unsealed the documents Monday, two months after the retired four-star general was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for unauthorized removal and retention of classified information.
While his sentencing was public, documents in the case had been sealed, including letters submitted to Judge David Keesler before he sentenced Petraeus.
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein of California praised Petraeus’ military career. So did former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/08/documents-ex-cia-david-petraeus-biographer
