well general david patraeus has already walked into the courtroom. astounding to believe that we are standing here, one of the most highly visible generals in the united states, who was sort of a common household name during the wars in iraq, haley decorated and highly respected among some of the most powerful leaders in the united states. but now, he is going to be striking a plea deal with the department of justice last month. as well as government information, information that we are told in court documents revealed the identities of covert intelligence officers as well as war strategies. this information was passed on to his biographer, as well as his lover at the time, and it was during this investigation by the fbi that this information was revealed that it had been passed on. so this count that he is pleading guilty to. they are likely to remember mend a more lenient sentence just a $40,000 fine, and no jail time at all just two years proface. >> thank you indeed. >> thousands of south africans have rallied against a recent wave of anti-immigr

general david patraeus is being sentenced today for leaking classified documents and it's been five months in the making today the senate votes on whether loretta lynn should be in the charge of the justice department. this is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris, right now debating loretta lynch's nomination. a final vote is expected this afternoon she was nominated five months ago to replace eric holder that is a longer wait time than for anyone of the seven previous attorney generals. republican leaders had delayed the vote. libby casey live for us in the washington good to see you debate has begun i understand with some domic senators criticizing how long this whole process has taken. that's right tony, we do expect to see a time vote this afternoon so this is the last chance to complain, and talk about just how long this had taken. the president put her name forward back in november. and we just taw chuck shoulder talk on the floor he has called it disgraysful he blames republicans for obstruction, and delay. now republicans are also using these last couple of h

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four star attorney general and general david patraeus admitted to giving classified information to his mistress and biographer and the sentence was in lights. >> tony, as experted, the plea deal was planned but except for one thing the judge decided that instead of the original $40,000 in the plea deal he raised it to $100,000. >> the 2-and-a-half-year ordeal that resulted from mistakes that i made. >> he once commanded u.s. military operation innings afghanistan and iraq, and launched what was known as the surge, the military strategy that seemed to turn fighting for u.s. troops. and now this former general and head of the cia is cut to avoid jail time. >> he had a good lawyer. that's what it indicates, he had a good lawyer, and got a good deal. he could have charged more seriously and done jail time and had a of larger fine. >> he admitted to leaking classified information to his mistress and biographer, paula broadwell. >> i apologize to those closest to me and many others, including those who knew i was privileged to serve in government and the military over the years. >> as part o