US | Gen. John Allen Pentagon Clears Gen. John Allen in Email Inquiry He violated no rules in messages to Jill Kelley By John Johnson Posted Jan 22, 2013 5:50 PM CST Copied Gen. John Allen in a file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak/file) The scandal centering on Tampa socialite Jill Kelley may have brought down David Petraeus, but another general—John Allen—will survive. The Pentagon's inspector general pored over the trove of emails between Allen and Kelley and concluded that he did nothing unbecoming of an officer, reports the Washington Post. Some of the emails were apparently a little racy, but that was as far as it went. "He was completely exonerated," one US official tells the Post. Allen currently serves as the top US commander in Afghanistan, and his nomination to become head of US and NATO forces in Europe was put on hold when the scandal broke. No word yet on whether the nomination will move forward, reports NPR. Read These Next He heckled President Trump, is now $430K richer. After bill defeat, House GOP warns members against skipping votes. 2 GOP senators change their minds on Trump's war powers. Officials say ICE agent who shot Renee Good had internal bleeding. Report an error