USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: House Intelligence Committee Chair Rogers Is Sure Obama Knew About Petraeus Affair Before Election Day

There quite a few differences of opinion about the facts to this
case.
Listened to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein
in the CNBC programme live and direct a couple of hours ago:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/vp/49875315#49875315


On Nov 19, 12:54 am, "Abdul Bangura" <th...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> From Politico
> Rogers wonders if Obama knew about Petraeus before Election Day
> By SEUNG MIN KIM |
> 11/18/12 11:57 AM EST
> Did President Barack Obama know about the investigation into former CIA Director David Petraeus before Election Day?
> Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is confident that Obama did not. But her counterpart in the House, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), isn�t.
> �I�m not sure the president was not told before Election Day,� Rogers, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday on NBC�s �Meet the Press.�
> �The attorney general [Eric Holder] knew months before this. There was no formal notice to both Congress or the intelligence community,� Rogers continued. �I find it � we just have to ask the question, I hope he�ll come up and talk to us about it. We could resolve this very quickly with a conversation in the intelligence spaces if he did have that conversation with the president.�
> Feinstein was adamant that Rogers�s assertion was false, saying �there is no evidence� that Obama knew about the Petraeus affair before Election Day.
> �I spoke to the attorney general,� Feinstein replied. �He explained the process that the FBI carried out and there�s a reason for that. And the reason for not disclosing it is so there is no manipulation, that there�s an ability to move ahead without any political weighing in on any side.�
> The White House has said Obama was personally notified of the affair on Nov. 8 � when he returned from Chicago after winning reelection and one day before he officially accepted Petraeus�s resignation due to an extramarital affair.
>
> Abdul Bangura
> th...@earthlink.net
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