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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2012, 06:31 AM Nov 2012

FBI whistle-blower contacted Eric Cantor on David Petraeus affair [View all]

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke to an FBI whistle-blower two weeks ago who accused then-CIA Director David Petraeus of having an extramarital affair and potentially jeopardizing the security of classified information, according to a news report.

Cantor’s chief of staff, Steve Stombres, later spoke with FBI officials to pass on the accusations from the whistle-blower, the New York Times reported on Saturday night.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83681.html#ixzz2BuPGCVBI

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FBI whistle-blower contacted Eric Cantor on David Petraeus affair [View all] UCmeNdc Nov 2012 OP

This story would not have been dumped at Midnight on Saturday if they thought demgrrrll Nov 2012 #1

One, whistleblower in this instance is another word for "leaker" justiceischeap Nov 2012 #2

+1 justice. nt. Mc Mike Nov 2012 #9

Right--not a whistleblower. A WB is someone who reports a wrongdoing TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #15

lots of Republicans involved riverwalker Nov 2012 #3

Thats what I think too and he went to Cantor, (R) Tea Party first rather than Boehner. demgrrrll Nov 2012 #4

Cong. Rogers - head of the house intelligence committee was also told DURHAM D Nov 2012 #12

"lots of Republicans involved" yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2012 #5

When Republicans fuck up mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #6

I love your definition of Cantor, I think the same of Ryan. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #7

Just the mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #14

Not a 'whistleblower'...a partisan leaker farmbo Nov 2012 #8

Story undermines rw spin blaming White House wishlist Nov 2012 #10

"Why didn't Cantor say anything before the election????" - Right Wing narrative collapsing alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #11

The fact that several Federal agencies were working with DURHAM D Nov 2012 #13

uh, Watergate ? Maybe Whitewater ? nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #16

Thanks. corrected. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #17