(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Donald Trump, on the campaign trail, would occasionally compare the criminal investigation into whether Hillary Clinton mishandled classified information to the case of former CIA director David Petraeus. In Trump’s view, Petraeus, who pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information, was pursued unfairly, while Clinton deserved to be treated more harshly. His and Clinton’s cases both involve investigations of mishandling of classified information, but under dramatically different circumstances. Petraeus pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information, admitting that he gave sensitive materials to his former lover and biographer, Paula Broadwell. At a congressional hearing earlier this year, Comey asserted forcefully that the Petraeus case was worthy of prosecution, while the Clinton case was not.

Source: Washington Post December 01, 2016 17:48 UTC