FBI Chief Briefs Select Lawmakers on Petraeus Events
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — FBI Director Robert Mueller had a 90-minute closed-door meeting on Wednesday with Rep. Mike Rogers, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, to brief the lawmaker on the events that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus.
The meeting was also attended by Maryland Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, and FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce.
CIA acting director Mike Morrell was also on Capitol Hill to brief the two lawmakers.
Senate Intelligence Chairman Dianne Feinstein and ranking GOP member Saxby Chambliss were also briefed on the Petraeus matter by Mueller.
After their meeting, Feinstein and Chambliss issued a joint statement: “Today we received a comprehensive briefing from FBI Director Robert Mueller and Deputy Director Sean Joyce on the events that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus. They answered our questions. Because this is an ongoing FBI investigation, we will have no further comment.”
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont met with Mueller, as well.
The Intelligence and Judiciary committees have oversight of the FBI.
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