By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Retired Army general David Petraeus, who resigned as head of the CIA after divulging classified information, is President-elect Donald Trump’s top contender as secretary of State.
In November 2012, Petraeus resigned from the CIA amid the scandal of an extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell, who received classified information from Petraeus.
Petraeus accepted a plea agreement in March 2015, admitting he leaked a massive amount of sensitive material to Broadwell and then lied to the FBI about it, USA Today reports.
Petraeus said last week that he would serve in Trump’s administration if asked.
