The top-ranking US military officer has raised the possibility Sgt Bowe Bergdahl could be prosecuted if he abandoned his post before his capture.
Gen Martin Dempsey said the Army would not ignore misconduct but the 28-year-old was "innocent until proven guilty".
Sgt Bergdahl was released on Saturday after five years in Taliban captivity.
US President Barack Obama has defended the decision to free five senior Taliban leaders as part of the deal, amid criticism it puts lives at risk.
Addressing the accusation from Sgt Bergdahl's fellow soldiers that he deserted his post before capture, Mr Obama said the US had a "pretty sacred rule" not to leave soldiers behind.
"We don't leave our men or women in uniform behind and that dates back to the earliest days," Mr Obama said at a news conference in Warsaw.
Videos released periodically by Bergdahl's Taliban captors appeared to show him in diminishing health
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