Ashton Carter who is the Defense Secretary has made the decision regarding the case of David Petraeus. He has indicated that there will not be any further actions taken by the Department against the retired General. This was indicated by a letter that was received by CNN this past week.
No more actions against David Petraeus:
The letter was meant to be received by Senator John McCain who is an Arizona Republican and also the Senate Armed Service Committee chairman.
The options that were available at Carter’s disposal were the following:
- Demote Petraeus to a 3-star general from a 4-star general. This would of course have also affected his retirement salary.
- Not make the demotion decision and allow David to enjoy the complete list of retirement benefits that he will now be set to achieve.
The letter’s credibility was confirmed by an official of the Defense department but there were no further elaborations made in this regard.
The whole situation developed when David acknowledged whilst in court proceedings that he provided Paula Broadwell access to classified material. Along with this, he also mentioned that he was in a personal relationship with the author. David Petraeus will still remain responsible for any wrongdoing that he might have done while being an active servant of the department.
