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It turned out the caller had bum information, but the former lawman admits he would have pulled the trigger on Indelicato before jeopardizing his life or the operation. "If Bruno's there, he's gone," Pistone writes.

"If I have to put a bullet in his head, I will, and I'll deal with the federal government and the Staten Island DA later. ... There's no doubt they both would charge me for murder. The Bureau would brand me a rogue agent and hang me out."


In his defense he never said he would follow through with orders to kill Indelicato or that it was his intent to kill Indelicato. What he was saying is that he would've prioritised his life over Indelicato's if it turned into a life and death situation; he would've used self-defense.

I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.