WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. and ISAF forces in Afghanistan, meets with Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) at her office on Capitol Hill June 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama has nominated Petraeus to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The deal brokered by federal prosecutors with the former general and CIA director is another example of a senior official being slapped on the wrist for serious violations while lesser officials are harshly prosecuted for relatively minor infractions.
Source: Petraeus Plea Deal Reveals Two-Tier Justice System for Leaks – The Intercept
