Petraeus retains Robert Barnett, lawyer to political elite

[Little Star]

Source: Chicago Tribune

(Reuters) - Former CIA Director General David Petraeus has hired a top Washington lawyer to help him navigate the fallout from a career-ending affair, Reuters has confirmed.

The lawyer, Robert Barnett of Williams & Connolly, is known for negotiating book deals for the political elite, from President Barack Obama to one-time vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Barnett will help Petraeus as he exits government, Reuters confirmed. The news was first reported by Politico, which said that no book is planned.

The Central Intelligence Agency, the Justice Department and Congress are investigating Petraeus' conduct over the extra-marital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.



Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-generals-lawyerbre8ah0ew-20121118,0,5395885.story

[2naSalit]

1. Lawyered up and ready to roll...

http://www.muckety.com/Robert-B-Barnett/21888.muckety



http://news.muckety.com/2012/11/13/the-widening-petraeus-scandal/39071

[Little Star]

2. That was my first thought!

[SoapBox]

3. Ditto!

General Unzipped has done got his Lawyer to the Stars.

[ReRe]

4. What's the CIA equivalent...

... of a court marshall?

[Chakab]

5. He'll be facing an actual court martial

if it's true that he started the affair before he left active duty.

[ReRe]

6. Court Martial....

I knew I had "martial" spelled wrong. OK.. so will it be a military tribunal or a civilian trial? I apologize for so many stupid questions....

[Hosnon]

7. A court-martial is a military court by definition. nt.

[lunatica]

8. I'm sure the military aspect of adultery is a can of worms they don't want to open

Because I'm betting that generals have extra-marital affairs in the same numbers as civilians do.

[Ash_F]

9. Moneyed and connected.

Perched in the back of a Limo. Far from the tough guy image of movies like Patton.