however, according to the "new york times" and "washington post," the suspected bomb maker was not on the predetermined kill list, and he was unarmed. the u.s. army has been investigating the incident intermittently since 2011, when goldstein admitted to the killing while taking a polygraph test for a job with the cia. the army closed the case after determining it did not have any evidence to were tprosecute, acg to the post. goldstein again admitted to the killing, this time in an interview in 2016 and also on fox news. >> did you kill the bomb maker? >> yes. >> goldstein lawyer says the killing occurred during a mission ordered by his superiors and there is no evidence to justify reopening the case. >> there was nothing described in brett's interview that the army didn't have back in 2011. >> the president's statement that he will review the matter raises troubling questions about whether his praise for goldstein could unduly influence the