November 9, 2012
Updated Nov 9, 2012 at 5:32 PM EDT
Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus resigned his position on Friday, citing an extramarital affair.
According to a statement posted in the CIA's website, Petraeus said:
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA. 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.
Read the entire statement from the CIA website HERE.
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