Two journalists sue Trump because Obama put them on a 'kill list'

Remember, kids — never trust the headline.

Shot:

Journalists sue Trump after allegedly being added to "kill list" https://t.co/MV6vl4gNUz pic.twitter.com/KjrOMpFaoV

— The Hill (@thehill) March 31, 2017

Chaser:

https://twitter.com/Amerbear/status/847951659485601792

2nd paragraph: "…placed on the 'kill list' by the Obama admin, a decision maintained by the Trump WH"
Headline basically a despicable lie. https://t.co/tO8oydEcqj

— Stephen Herreid (@StephenHerreid) March 31, 2017

*added by the previous administration https://t.co/xmZWqhV54r

— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) March 31, 2017

From The Hill:

Two journalists are suing President Trump and other top U.S. officials, claiming that they are on the government’s “kill list” of individuals targeted for drone strikes, Politico reported Thursday.

The journalists, former Al Jazeera Islamabad bureau chief Ahmad Zaidan and freelance journalist Bilal Kareem, say in the lawsuit that they were placed on the “kill list” by the Obama administration, a decision maintained by the Trump White House.

Kareem claims he has nearly died in five separate airstrikes over the year, while Zaidan, who has reported extensively on al Qaeda and interviewed the terrorist group’s now-deceased leader, Osama bin Laden, multiple times, says he is on the “kill list” because he was improperly designated as a member of the group, as well as the Muslim Brotherhood.

The rest here.

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