Military.com:
If that's the way it ends up, it will be a very light sentence. Leaders in high office need to be held to a higher standard.
Cheers,
Scott.
Petraeus' lawyers David Kendall and Robert Barnett in Washington declined to comment on the case when asked by the Associated Press. An official at the clerk's office said the judge hasn't yet scheduled a sentencing date.
The plea deal will allow Petraeus to avoid an embarrassing public trial. He and his attorneys also chose to file the plea the same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress on the controversial nuclear deal the U.S. is negotiating with Iran -- a matter that has dominated national headlines.
While the charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, both the prosecution and the defense recommended that Petraeus pay a $40,000 fine and serve two years of probation. In return for the plea, Petraeus will be immune from future prosecution.
If that's the way it ends up, it will be a very light sentence. Leaders in high office need to be held to a higher standard.
Cheers,
Scott.