Judge Won’t Force Homeland Security Chief to Testify in Privacy Suit

Zoe Tillman reports:

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will not have to testify in a civil lawsuit rooted in the David Petraeus sex scandal, a federal judge in Washington ruled on Thursday.

Jill Kelley and her husband Scott Kelley accused the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies of sharing their private information with the media as the Petraeus scandal unfolded. They wanted Johnson to testify about events that took place in 2012, when he was general counsel to the Defense Department.

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