Trump say he'll review case of 'military hero' Matt Golsteyn charged with murder of Afghan man

President Trump tweeted Sunday that he will be “reviewing the case of a ‘U.S. Militaryhero,’ Major Matt Golsteyn, who is charged with murder.”

The president added: “He could face the death penalty from our own government after headmitted to killing a Terrorist bomb maker while overseas.”

His post comes days after Golsteyn’s attorney, Philip Stackhouse, announced on Twitter that his client had been charged with “premeditated murder, a death penalty offense for allegedly killing a Taliban bomb-maker during combat operations in Marjah, Afghanistan.”

According to NBC News, the incident occurred on February 22, 2010, when Golsteynallegedly shot and killed the man whom he believed was a Taliban bomb maker and reportedly thought contributed to the deaths of two Marines.

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However, the news outlet says Golsteyn’s role in the fatality didn’t come to light until the following year when the Green Beret had to take a polygraph test for a CIA job.

Though that subsequent investigation led to an official reprimand, Golsteyn claims his caseonly escalated years later when he admitted on Fox News that he had killed the man.

Since the charges have been filed, his attorney has vowed to fight for Golsteyn, with Stackhouse tweeting: “MAJ Golsteyn is a humble servant-leader who saved countless lives, both American and Afghan, and has been recognized repeatedly for his valorous actions. We will be relentless in defending him.”