David Petraeus’ former mistress says its time to “move forward” from the extramarital and official secrets scandal that led to him step down as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. She suggested it should not disqualify the retired general from being considered to take the place of Mike Flynn as President Trump’s national security adviser.

“I say it’s been five years, and everyone involved in this situation has taken responsibility for their actions and suffered the consequences and has tried to move forward,” Paula Broadwell told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday. “So I think, in relation to me that he should be able to move forward.”