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New York Magazine reports: If Donald Trump chooses former CIA director and retired General David Petraeus as the winner of his secretary of State reality show, he’ll want to throw in a pardon, too. In 2015, Petraeus pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information, which he shared with his mistress. That alone would reportedly require a pardon …

“Think about it. The man running our nation’s top clandestine organization couldn’t keep his own affair secret. And he’s one of the best people we have in public service? If General Petraeus will compromise here, what’s to say he won’t or didn’t compromise elsewhere? This idea that character doesn’t matter runs completely counter to God’s instructions for choosing leaders. Apart …

CIA director and four-star former Army General David Petraeus resigned today, citing an extramarital affair. From his resignation letter: 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 …

The general is fine and later returned to a standing ovation.

Gen. David Patraeus, who has previously said that he doubts that rank and file soldiers “even care about DADT,” today testified before Congress that the repeal should be “done in a thoughtful and considered manner” that includes its possible impact on recruitment and retention.

Gen. David Patraeus appeared on Meet The Press yesterday where he acknowledged that he had served with gay soldiers in the past. Patraeus added “I’m not sure that they do” when asked whether non-gay soldiers even care if DADT is repealed.