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Spring 2006: Paula Broadwell meets Petraeus at Harvard University, where she is a graduate student. Petraeus is a lieutenant general working on a manual about counterinsurgency and is invited to give a speech about his experiences in Iraq.Spring 2006: Paula Broadwell meets Petraeus at Harvard University, where she is a graduate student. Petraeus is a lieutenant general working on a manual about counterinsurgency and is invited to give a speech about his experiences in Iraq.
2008: Broadwell initiates a case study of Petraeus's leadership. On a visit to Washington, Petraeus invites Broadwell to join him and his team for a run along the Potomac river.2008: Broadwell initiates a case study of Petraeus's leadership. On a visit to Washington, Petraeus invites Broadwell to join him and his team for a run along the Potomac river.
October 2008: Petraeus is named commander of US Central Command, based at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida, where Jill Kelley and her husband attend social events alongside the area's military elite.October 2008: Petraeus is named commander of US Central Command, based at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida, where Jill Kelley and her husband attend social events alongside the area's military elite.
30 June 2010: The Senate confirms Petraeus as the new commander for the war in Afghanistan. Over the next year, Broadwell expands her research of Petraeus into an authorised biography. She makes multiple trips to Afghanistan and is given unprecedented access to Petraeus and his commanders.30 June 2010: The Senate confirms Petraeus as the new commander for the war in Afghanistan. Over the next year, Broadwell expands her research of Petraeus into an authorised biography. She makes multiple trips to Afghanistan and is given unprecedented access to Petraeus and his commanders.
6 September 2011: Petraeus is sworn in as CIA director with his wife, Holly, by his side. Broadwell keeps in contact with Petraeus and is later invited to his office for events, including a meeting with actress Angelina Jolie.6 September 2011: Petraeus is sworn in as CIA director with his wife, Holly, by his side. Broadwell keeps in contact with Petraeus and is later invited to his office for events, including a meeting with actress Angelina Jolie.
November 2011: Petraeus begins an extramarital affair with Broadwell, according to Petraeus's friend Colonel Steve Boylan.November 2011: Petraeus begins an extramarital affair with Broadwell, according to Petraeus's friend Colonel Steve Boylan.
24 January 2012: Broadwell's biography, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, is released.24 January 2012: Broadwell's biography, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, is released.
May 2012: Kelley starts receiving harassing emails. The FBI begins investigating soon after.May 2012: Kelley starts receiving harassing emails. The FBI begins investigating soon after.
Summer 2012: FBI agents determine that the email trail leads to Broadwell. They come across a private Gmail account using an alias that belongs to Petraeus. Emails between Petraeus and Broadwell lead agents to believe the two are having an affair. The FBI director, Robert Mueller, is notified. At some point during the investigation, the FBI interviews Petraeus and Broadwell.Summer 2012: FBI agents determine that the email trail leads to Broadwell. They come across a private Gmail account using an alias that belongs to Petraeus. Emails between Petraeus and Broadwell lead agents to believe the two are having an affair. The FBI director, Robert Mueller, is notified. At some point during the investigation, the FBI interviews Petraeus and Broadwell.
July 2012: The affair between Petraeus and Broadwell ends, according to Boylan.July 2012: The affair between Petraeus and Broadwell ends, according to Boylan.
Late summer 2012: The US attorney general, Eric Holder, is notified. By this time, the FBI has long since concluded there was no national security breach, but it continues investigating whether Petraeus had any role in the harassing emails sent to Kelley.Late summer 2012: The US attorney general, Eric Holder, is notified. By this time, the FBI has long since concluded there was no national security breach, but it continues investigating whether Petraeus had any role in the harassing emails sent to Kelley.
27 October 2012: Eric Cantor, majority leader of the House of Representatives, gets a call from an FBI employee notifying him of the affair.27 October 2012: Eric Cantor, majority leader of the House of Representatives, gets a call from an FBI employee notifying him of the affair.
31 October 2012: Cantor's chief of staff calls the FBI chief of staff to inform him of the call.31 October 2012: Cantor's chief of staff calls the FBI chief of staff to inform him of the call.
6 November 2012: The US justice department informs the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, of the investigation. Clapper calls Petraeus and urges him to resign. Meanwhile, the US holds a general election.6 November 2012: The US justice department informs the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, of the investigation. Clapper calls Petraeus and urges him to resign. Meanwhile, the US holds a general election.
7 November 2012: The White House is first notified about the affair.7 November 2012: The White House is first notified about the affair.
8 November 2012: Barack Obama, having returned from election night in Chicago, is told of the affair. Petraeus meets with Obama at the White House and asks to resign.8 November 2012: Barack Obama, having returned from election night in Chicago, is told of the affair. Petraeus meets with Obama at the White House and asks to resign.
9 November 2012: Obama accepts Petraeus's resignation. News of the resignation breaks before Congress is briefed. Broadwell's husband emails guests to cancel her 40th birthday party, scheduled for that weekend. By the evening, Broadwell has been publicly identified.9 November 2012: Obama accepts Petraeus's resignation. News of the resignation breaks before Congress is briefed. Broadwell's husband emails guests to cancel her 40th birthday party, scheduled for that weekend. By the evening, Broadwell has been publicly identified.
11 November 2012: US lawmakers complain in televised interviews that the FBI didn't alert them sooner to the investigation. Kelley's identity is revealed by the Associated Press, and she issues a statement asking for privacy.11 November 2012: US lawmakers complain in televised interviews that the FBI didn't alert them sooner to the investigation. Kelley's identity is revealed by the Associated Press, and she issues a statement asking for privacy.
13 November 2012: The Pentagon reveals that General John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, is under internal investigation for thousands of "inappropriate communications" with Kelley over a two-year period.13 November 2012: The Pentagon reveals that General John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, is under internal investigation for thousands of "inappropriate communications" with Kelley over a two-year period.
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