Dianne Feinstein says the Government should not seek felony charges against David Petraeus

  Last Friday Eric Holder’s Department of Injustice recommended bringing felony charges against former CIA Director David Petraeus for allegedly passing on classified information to his biographer–who just happened to be his lover.

  If what is alleged is true, and if the Department of Injustice has the evidence, than there is nothing that can be said in the defense of the now disgraced general.

  However David Petraeus found an unlikely ally in Senator Dianne Feinstein, who had this to say when asked about the Department of Injustice’s decision:

“This man has suffered enough in my view,” Feinstein said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, explaining why she doesn’t think Attorney General Eric Holder should seek an indictment.

Petraeus “made a mistake,” added the senator, who is vice chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “But … it’s done, it’s over. He’s retired. He’s lost his job. How much does the government want?”

  I find this to be extremely interesting indeed in light of the recent spat between the Senator and the CIA.

  The spat began when Dianne Feinstein accused the CIA of illegally spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee by illegally accessing its computers and it culminated when she exacted her revenge when her committee released its torture report.

 So it seems odd to me that suddenly she wants to let this go. It is true that David Petraeus was not in charge of the CIA when the agency was engaged in torture or with the spying scandal but perhaps she is worried that a trial would lead to revelations she would rather the American people did not know about.

  Something like, oh I don’t know, maybe the fact that top Democrats knew what the CIA was up to because they were briefed on the “harsh”  interrogation policies  and the only concern they had was whether or not the practices went far enough…