Report: Jill Kelley asked FBI to drop e-mail probe over the summer
On Tuesday, people familiar with the case said that at one point in the summer, after the investigation began pointing to larger potential national security issues, Ms. Kelley tried to get the FBI to drop the matter. The people said she made the request because she was worried about the personal information being provided to investigators.
Ms. Kelley, a 37-year-old volunteer who organized social events for military personnel, developed misgivings after friends in her Tampa social circle urged her to drop the matter, saying the probe would only cause bigger problems, the people familiar with the case said…
Ms. Broadwell, whose extramarital affair with Mr. Petraeus had ended by then, believed that Ms. Kelley may have been a romantic rival, according to this official. Besides the emails sent directly to Ms. Kelley, she also sent a flurry of emails from a pseudonymous account to senior military officials, denigrating Ms. Kelley, the official said.
In the email received by Gen. Allen, Ms. Broadwell—writing under the pseudonym KelleyPatrol—described Ms. Kelley as a “seductress” and warned the general about being entangled in a relationship with her, the official said. A lawyer for Ms. Broadwell didn’t return messages seeking comment Tuesday.
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Can we drop this already? What a non-story. So, a few people had sex. Whipty-doo.
Meanwhile, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Mitt Romney lost the vote to Obama 19,000 to 0.
Where in the bloody hell is John Kasich? Why isn’t he yelling at the top of his lungs about this massive voter fraud against Republcans?
And where is Pa Gov. Tom Corbett on what happen in those Philly precincts.
The Petraeus “scandal” is just a ruse to keep us from investigating Ohio and Pennsylvania voter fraud. Let’s get with the program HotAir
ericdondero on November 14, 2012 at 12:14 PM
I best she did… well, what goes around comes around… people in glass houses … etc etc etc
djl130 on November 14, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Did she invoke Crackpot Privilege?
forest on November 14, 2012 at 12:17 PM
This is a distraction you all. Can’t you see that? The American public loves a good sex scandal. Perfect thing to get our attention away from the election results, and evidence of massive voter fraud in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
ericdondero on November 14, 2012 at 12:24 PM
What an idiot.
rdbrewer on November 14, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Maybe we all owe Broadwell an apology.
rdbrewer on November 14, 2012 at 12:26 PM
“If you put all the water back behind the dam, I’ll show you my boobies.”
- Jiggles Kelly
portlandon on November 14, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Enough with the bread and circuses. Who gave the stand down order in Benghazi and why did they give it?
Kataklysmic on November 14, 2012 at 12:27 PM
What party is Ms. Kelley affiliated with? This information is notably absent.
conservative pilgrim on November 14, 2012 at 12:36 PM
No, her messages were stupidity squared. Although I’m grateful her egomaniac qualities might lead to some questioning of what happened in Benghazi and motives to lie about that.
SarahW on November 14, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Ooopsie
cmsinaz on November 14, 2012 at 12:39 PM
She didn’t know they were going to look at those emails…
d1carter on November 14, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Socialite at center of storm calls for ‘diplomatic protection’…
http://news.yahoo.com/fla-socialite-center-generals-sex-scandal-184457817.html#
Blake on November 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Why didn’t they listen to her? According to the 911 calls she is “General Consul”.
Rocks on November 14, 2012 at 12:48 PM
How do you get the position of social liaison in the military?
a capella on November 14, 2012 at 12:49 PM
This case keeps on giving!
Kelley and her husband ran some bogus cancer charity to fund these expensive parties for brass.
Some donk ex-politician/fund raiser lent the sister $300,000.
Both generals wrote letters to the court on behalf of the sister’s child custody battle.
Blake on November 14, 2012 at 12:51 PM
Jill’s husband appears to be skeezy, too, but I wish Broadwell’s husband would grow a pair and kick her to the curb.
Blake on November 14, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Kelley seems to have some serious vulnerabilities:
Gee, the HuffPost found the goods first
From what I can see if it was not this person, it would be another.
Similar questions popped up in my mind why the other female would have a disabled vet outreach promo set up at the Democratic National Convention, and a guest appearance on Jon Stewart. Typical everyday book writer who never wrote a book, typical social liason for the Generals (what did General Grant call them?) and what looks to me like a pack of Generals who are dumb as bricks. Useful, usable.
The WH gets to diminish the military at the same time, two for the price of one, just before cutting the military
entagor on November 14, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Which sister is unstable?
Oil Can on November 14, 2012 at 1:03 PM
LOL. Which generals are stable?
ShainS on November 14, 2012 at 1:39 PM
entagor on November 14, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Broadwell also did a jump at the DNC.
Schadenfreude on November 14, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Both:
1. The lawyer is
2. The other one claims “diplomatic immunity” based on a social coordinator faux title.
Schadenfreude on November 14, 2012 at 2:16 PM