If he was declared an enemy combatant, and such determination was upheld by a hearing, he could have been tried in a military tribunal. Due processes without a Miranda warning. Even then he still could have been sent to criminal court had the Feds so chosen.
Instead, Obama chose the direct route to stopping intelligence gathering and a fast track to the slow road of endless legal rangling and appeals.
So your ok with US citizens being declared enemy combatants?
I’m not. Where is that line drawn? Where does it stop? There is no set criteria for classifing someone an enemy combatant.