But as investigations ramp up and look to see if any damage to national security has been done, Republicans maintain that the Petraeus departure is only part of a bigger picture that ties the scandal to the attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

As more information comes out on the September 11 attack there it is becoming more clear that Petraeus knew much more about what happened than has been said by the Obama administration.

Closed hearings on Capitol Hill scheduled for this week will begin to dive into what happened and who knew what when.