Holder: Petraeus decision will be decided on ‘highest level’

January 12, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

Associated Press

WASHINGTON

Attorney General Eric Holder isn’t saying whether he still will be on the job when the time comes to decide whether to bring charges in the investigation of former CIA Director David Petraeus.

Holder, in television news interviews Sunday, steered clear of commenting directly on the investigation.

He told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he expects that “a matter of this magnitude” would be decided “at the highest level” of the department.

Holder has announced he’s stepping down as attorney general.

Federal investigators are looking into whether Petraeus improperly shared classified materials with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Petraeus admitted having an affair with her when he resigned from the CIA in 2012.