General David Petraeus was the head of the CIA during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi CBS News senior correspondent John Miller and retired General Richard Myers discuss how his extramarital affair could impact the investigation.

NY Post

: The feds — fearing that the nation’s top spy was the victim of an e-mail hacker — traced the messages to Broadwell, and in the process discovered tawdry messages between her and Petraeus.

High-level Justice Department officials knew by late summer of an ongoing investigation involving Petraeus, a source said.

The married Broadwell, 40, told Kelley to “back off,” “stay away from my guy,” and warned, “I know what you did,” sources have told The Post.