Petraeus, a war hero full of honor, admitted to having an affair, which made his biographer Paula Broadwell quickly surface. The FBI's investigation into the "threatening" emails sent by Broadwell to Petraeus' "good friend" jill kelly and the time when Petraeus announced his resignation fueled the "conspiracy theory". John Allen, the current commander of the US military in Afghanistan, was involved in the scandal for sending "inappropriate" letters to Kelly. The following timetable will sort out this complex event for you:
Spring of 2006-The Wall Street Journal reported that Paula Broadwell met Petraeus while studying for her master's degree at Harvard. After Petraeus gave a speech at Kennedy School of Harvard University, Broadwell introduced himself to him.
June 2008 5438+1October-Petraeus was appointed as the commander of the US Central Command, headquartered at McDill Air Force Base in Florida. While serving there, Petraeus met jill kelly and her husband scott kelly. It is reported that jill kelly is described as a volunteer "liaison" between the community and the base.
2008-According to Rolling Stone magazine, Broadwell began to write a doctoral thesis entitled "A Case Study of General Petraeus' Leadership".
June 2009-The Charlotte Observer in North Carolina reported that Broadwell and her husband bought a house in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2065438+00-June Petraeus became the commander of the US military in Afghanistan. Broadwell decided to publish her paper.
20 10 July -2065 438+0 1 July-According to Broadwell's online biography, during this period, she went to Afghanistan many times to stay with General Petraeus, his subordinates and frontline soldiers to record their severe war tests.
2011August 3 1- Petraeus leaves Afghanistan after being discharged.
20 1 1- Petraeus is in charge of the CIA.
2011165438+1the first half of October-Steve Bojland, a former spokesman for Petraeus, confirmed after his old "employer" resigned that the "extramarital affair" between Petraeus and Broadwell began in this period.
2065 438+02 65438+ 10-The Education in david petraeus co-authored by Broadwell was published by Penguin Publishing House.
May 20 12-the wall street journal reported that 5- 10 "threatening" emails began to enter jill kelly's mailbox.
The FBI investigation has begun. A source close to Kelly said that Kelly submitted an email to the FBI that she thought was harassment or threat. These anonymous emails did not mention Petraeus' name, but later emails from multiple accounts mentioned some confidential content. This makes people suspect that someone has stolen Petraeus' sensitive and confidential information.
2065 438+02- Steve Bojland, a former spokesman for Petraeus, confirmed that the special relationship between Petraeus and Broadwell ended during this period.
20 12 Late summer-The Wall Street Journal reported that Attorney General hoddle learned that agents had discovered an email between Petraeus and Broadwell, which contained details of "sex trade".
September 2065 438+2002- FBI agents investigate Broadwell for the first time.
1October 27th-According to the spokesman of House Majority Leader eric cantor, Cantor talked with an FBI agent who investigated Petraeus. The agent said that the parties may have reached a compromise on Petraeus' "sensitive information".
129 October-The FBI investigates Petraeus and Broadwell again.
20 121October 30 -30, 10-Petraeus visited Benghazi, Libya.
20121031-Cantor, a member of the house of representatives and leader of the party, asked the FBI to release the investigation information obtained from the secret service.
165438+ 10/-The FBI responded that it would not confirm or deny the investigation, but it would certainly protect national security.
165438+10.2-The FBI reached the conclusion of the investigation and interviewed Broadwell and Petraeus for the last time.
165438+1October 6-The Ministry of Justice informed James clapper, Director of National Intelligence.
1On October 7th, james clapper told the White House.
108, Petraeus called Thomas Donilon, Deputy Director of the White House Office, and asked to meet with President Obama. The White House informed Obama about the investigation, and Petraeus admitted the affair.
165438+1October 9-Obama accepts Petraeus' resignation. The leaders of the House and Senate learned about the situation from the media.
165438+1October1-jill kelly and her husband Scott issued a statement: "We and our family have been friends with Petraeus for more than five years. We respect the privacy of him and his family and hope that the privacy of us and our three children will be respected. "
U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta, who is visiting Australia, claimed that John Allen, commander of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, was under an "inappropriate" email investigation in jill kelly. Kelly promoted the investigation of Petraeus. On the same day, FBI agents searched Broadwell's residence in Charlotte, North Carolina for four hours and left with 8- 10 cartons.
165438+1October13-jill kelly's twin sister Natalie Kawam surfaced, and Kawam may be close to Petraeus and Allen. Petraeus and Allen took the lead in the custody lawsuit between Kavam and her ex-husband's son.
165438+1October 14- US President Barack Obama said at his first news conference after his re-election that the Petraeus scandal has not yet threatened national security. The mysterious FBI agent appeared. It was agent Frederick Humphries who sent this message to the House of Representatives and party leader Cantor.