Why Has the Other Woman In the Petraeus Sex Scandal Lawyered Up?

Among the many odd, swirling facts surrounding the unfolding David Petraeus scandal: Jill Kelley, the longtime friend of the former CIA director who reportedly went to the FBI complaining of harassing emails from Petraeus’ mistress Paula Broadwell, has reacted to the mess by bringing out the scandal equivalent of heavy artillery. She’s hired DC superlawyer Abbe Lowell and crisis PR specialist Judy Smith—despite the fact that the FBI has concluded its investigation and there are no criminal allegations on the table. More »