A family friend of the biographer whose extramarital affair with former CIA Director, David Petraeus, led to his resignation last week told ABC News in an interview she "deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family."
The identity of this friend of Paul Broadwell remains anonymous. According to the reports, Broadwell returned to her home in North Carolina with her husband Scott and their two sons.
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The identity of Broadwell was announced shortly after Petraeus submitted his resignation. Broadwell, who was his biographer, was discovered after a Floriday socialite, Jill Kelley reported threatening emails from the 45-year-old.
Over the course of time Authorities confirmed that Broadwell sent threatening letters to Kelley. Kelly worked for Florida State Department liaison to the military's Joint Special Operations Command. When Kelly, 37, informed the FBI of the threatening emails, who in turn traced it back to Broadwell, after which the relation to Petraeus was revealed.
Petraeus submitted his resignation to President Barrack Obama on last week citing an extramarital affair as an the cause for stepping down.
According to the New York Times, Petraeus said in his statement, "After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair...Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. This afternoon, the president graciously accepted my resignation."
Petraeus was appointed Director of CIA in September of 2011. Prior to this, the 60-year-old served as a four star general in the U.S. Army. He led the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Deputy Director of CIA, Michael J. Morell, will fill in the position.
"By any measure, through his lifetime of service, David Petraeus has made our country safer and stronger," said President Obama in a statement released upon Petraeus' resignation,
Without directly addressing the affair, Mr. Obama added: "Going forward, my thoughts and prayers are with Dave and Holly Petraeus, who has done so much to help military families through her own work. I wish them the very best at this difficult time," as reported by The New York Times.
Holly Petraeus is the assistant director of the Office of Service member Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
While Secretary of State Hilary Clinton had voiced her intention of resigning from the position prior to Obama's re-election, Petraeus intended on remaining as the CIA Director. His resignation surprised both the administration and media.
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