Nice that this was only brought to light while the muzzie wife's lawyers are fighting to get a mistrial declared.

The father of the Pulse nightclub shooter was a confidential FBI informant for over a decade, new documents reviewed by CBS News affiliate WKMG allege. Seddique Mateen served as a U.S. government intelligence source between 2005 and 2016. His son, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old Islamic State sympathizer, killed 49 people and injured 68 others in Orlando in 2016, before being shot and killed by police.

Additionally, the document states that in 2012, "an anonymous tip indicated that Seddique Mateen was seeking to raise $50,000-$100,000 via a donation drive to contribute toward an attack against the government of Pakistan."

WKMG reports that the email sent by prosecutors stated that Seddique Mateen is also being investigated for money transfers to Turkey and Pakistan .

http://theweek.com/speedreads/763250/father-pulse-nightclub-shooter-fbi-informant
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pulse-nightclub-shooting-gunman-father-fbi-informant-seddique-mateen/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/omar-mateen-father-fbi-informant-pulse-shooting-article-1.3896508