Posted on 01/19/2016 12:10:58 PM PST by Theoria
A FORMER NAVY SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden and wrote a bestselling book about the raid is now the subject of a widening federal criminal investigation into whether he used his position as an elite commando for personal profit while on active duty, according to two people familiar with the case.
Matthew Bissonnette, the former SEAL and author of No Easy Day, a firsthand account of the 2011 bin Laden operation, had already been under investigation by both the Justice Department and the Navy for revealing classified information. The two people familiar with the probe said the current investigation, led by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, expanded after Bissonnette agreed to hand over a hard drive containing an unauthorized photo of the al Qaeda leader's corpse. The government has fought to keep pictures of bin Laden's body from being made public for what it claims are national security reasons.
The retired SEAL voluntarily provided investigators with a copy of his hard drive as part of an agreement not to prosecute him for unlawfully possessing classified material, according to the two people familiar with the deal.
The two people who spoke about the case, and other former SEALs The Intercept interviewed about Bissonnette, asked that their names not be used because they were describing an ongoing investigation and classified matters.
"I can confirm that the criminal investigation of Mr. Bissonnette for alleged wrongful handling or disclosure of classified information was closed through declination by the DOJ in August 2015," said Robert Luskin, an attorney who represents Bissonnette.
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Ergo, lingering doubts about whether he was killed in the first place. "Just trust us" doesn't cut it.
:: whether he used his position as an elite commando for personal profit while on active duty ::
I’d hope he would reference SoS HIllary in court...
“whether he used his position as an elite commando for personal profit”
Only elected officials may do that.
So Obama’s constant campaigning on killing bin laden all through the 2012 election wasn’t for personal profit then, huh?
I think the guy is a liar, Obama’s said all along that HE got Bin Laden /s
Bissonnette MUST release this photo to Drudge NOW. Don’t let Obama’s Sharia rules stop you
used his position as an elite commando for personal profit while on active duty?
Sounds a like HC
Still angry that OBL received some sort of ceremonial burial at sea. Any ceremony should have involved pictures of the bastard’s corpse being eaten in a pig pen.
Only elected officials may do that......Only APPOINTED officials may do that. Fixed it.
I still think he’s in the U.S. driving a cab somewhere.
Exactly my thoughts as well. What is good for the goose is good for the Hillary!
MFO
There are 2 SEALS claiming to have made the kill shot.
This isn’t the same one I’ve seen interviewed on FOX.
Neil...???
Robert O’Neil
He’s the one I find more credible.
He11 yes!
What a dummy!
Doesn't he know that you have to be at least a congressman or SOS to pull chit like this?
Hillary commando. Ewwwww.
Actually, I've been pretty surprised that Trump hasn't promised to release those photos on day one. I have no doubt that he will do so at some point between now and November.
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