WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee sought an investigation Wednesday into the Obama administration’s cooperation with filmmakers working on a movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said too much information already has leaked out about the Navy SEALs raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan in May.
King asked the inspectors general of the CIA and Defense Department to determine what consultations occurred in the Obama administration about providing Hollywood with access to covert military operators and clandestine CIA officers.
The picture will be directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and the screenwriter will be Mark Boal, 2009 Academy Award winners for “The Hurt Locker.”
The White House said the moviemakers will not receive any sensitive information.
Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters, “When people . . . are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president, (and) ask to speak to administration officials, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure that facts are correct.
“We do not discuss classified information. And I would hope that as we face the continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie.”
