Omar Mateen -- the
self-proclaimed ISIS follower who slaughtered 50 people at an Orlando gay
nightclub -- was well known to the FBI, which just admitted he's been a terror
suspect on and off since 2013.
FBI official Ronald
Hopper just said in 2013 Mateen made, "inflammatory comments to
coworkers," -- presumably terrorism related -- which caused the FBI to
investigate and interview him ... not once, but twice.
The FBI closed the
investigation because they could not connect him to a specific terrorist
threat.
In 2014, Mateen was
investigated again by the FBI ... this time for a possible relationship with an
American suicide bomber. The FBI
official says they interviewed Mateen again, but ultimately determined his
contact with the suicide bomber was, "minimal," so that investigation
was closed.
The FBI official
added confirmation Mateen called 911 during the attack at Pulse nightclub, and
mentioned the Islamic State.
An offiical from
the ATF also spoke -- saying Mateen made at least 2 legal firearm purchases within
the last week. He was not on a watch list.
As we previously
reported, Mateen pledged his allegiance to ISIS during the 911 call, and ISIS
has claimed responsbility for the attack.
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