Jill Kelley Defends Herself, Blames Government And Hires Lawyer In Petraeus Scandal

Jill Kelley, Florida socialite and alleged whistleblower hires attorney, Abbe Lowell to defend her after breaking the affair of CIA Director David Petraeus's and his biographer Paula Broadwell, which she denies.

According to Lowell, the federal government should take the blame for the leaked information regarding Kelley. She also claims that Kelley is no where connected to the scandal and says "released emails, telephone recordings and other material that he and Kelley say proves she never tried to exploit her friendship with Petraeus," according to Chicago Sun-Times.

Lowell sent a letter to W. Stephen Muldrow, the assistant US Attorney in Tampa asking why Kelley and husband, Dr. Scott Kelley were named in the investigation,"You no doubt have seen the tremendous attention that the Kelley's have received in the media. All they did to receive this attention was to let law enforcement know that they had been the subjects of inappropriate and potentially threatening behavior by someone else," she told the Times.

Taking things to the next level, Kelley's lawyer is also alleging that the government is responsible for leaking the scandal and other information, "These leaks most certainly had to come, at least in part, from government sources," Lowell added. "The earliest and best example of the leaks would be the release to the media of the names of my clients. As you know, there are several rules and laws that seek to protect United States citizens against such leaks."