Petraeus testifies at closed-door Benghazi hearings, does not discuss affair details Former CIA director David Petraeus gave testimony about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya Friday but did not discuss details of his extramarital affair with his biographer, according to lawmakers. The retired four-star military general and spy chief was not seen by reporters as he arrived early Friday to meet with the House and Senate intelligence committees in closed briefings. The separate hearings occurred in secret briefing rooms three floors underground in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center. Petraeus gave a 20-minute opening statement to the House panel and took about 70 minutes of questions, according to Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who said the former director did not comment nor was he asked about his extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. "It was made clear at the start that would not be a focus of the questioning," King told reporters. Petraeus told lawmakers, however, that the affair had no effect on his testimony, King said. He now clearly believes that it [the Sept. 11 attacks] did not arise out of a demonstration, that it was not spontaneous and it was clear terrorist involvement," King said. He's a strong solder. He was very professional, very knowledgable, very strong," King added. Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-Fla.) suggested to reporters that he was frustrated by some of Petraeus's answers, but couldn't specify his concerns due to the classified nature of the briefing. Young, like King and other lawmakers this week, expressed continued sustained support for the former director: "I have a lot of trust and respect for the man, he served this nation well." Petraeus's testimony before the panels comes one week after he resigned as CIA director after admitting to an extramarital affair with Broadwell. He agreed to testify this week behind closed doors after lawmakers said they still wanted to hear from him about the attack, in which four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, were killed. Taking advantage of the visitor center's multiple public entrances, underground tunnels and loading docks, the former military commander and spy chief appeared to elude dozens of reporters, photographers and video crews who had taken up positions across the Capitol complex. Intelligence committee aides would not provide details on Petraeus's whereabouts or how he entered the building.