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>> al awlaki is a terrorist. and, yes, he is a u.s. citizen but he is first and foremost a terrorist and we are going to treat him like a terrorist. we dont have an assassination list. but i can tell you, this we have a terrorist list and he is on it. >> shepard: enter the aclu which has applied to represent al awlaki in any court proceedings which might occur that legislation has been not been enacted upon by the u.s. government so the aclu is suing in federal court saying the terrorists and ot...

>> in america, we give all citizens due process before putting them to death. >> reporter: the government alleges that awlaki who is a u.s. citizen corresponded with the ft. hood shooter and aided the underwear bomber. he has never been explicitedly said that he is targeted. >> a u.s. citizen should not be hidden behind their passport and if they are challenged to us, we should address that threat. >> reporter: his father hired the civil liberty union to contest the rights to target his son with...

Comments that attorney general holder and national security adviser john brennan made last week about this going to the pakistani taliban, i think theres going to be a lot of -- a lot of attention on just how much evidence the -- the obama administration can present on that area. this has a lot of iof implicati in the wake of those comments. the state department confirmed this week that they were considering putting the pakistani taliban on the foreign terrorist list, list of foreign terrorists ...

Intelligence committee couldnt collectively answer the is he or isnt he question. one of them said the suspect is connected to the taliban, one said he isnt. here again, kit bond of missouri saying he isnt. >> there are lots of suspicions. there are lots of assumptions. but i dont believe accident having looked at it, that it shows a solid tie with the pakistani taliban. >> but wait. then another senator, chair of the intelligence committee, after the same briefing said not only is he connected ...

Couldnt collectively answer the is he or isnt he question. one of them said the suspect is connected to the taliban, one said he isnt. here again, kit bond of missouri saying he isnt. >> there are lots of suspicions. there are lots of assumptions. but i dont believe accident having looked at it, that it shows a solid tie with the pakistani taliban. >> but wait. then another senator, chair of the intelligence committee, after the same briefing said not only is he connected to the pakistani taliba...

American citizens with clean records. there were no red flags to speak of that would have prevented him from becoming an american citizen. once they have that american passport, access into the united states is almost possible to deny. megyn: that u.s. passport opens up a lot of doors. some lawmakers are pushing to get the pakistani taliban on the foreign terrorist list. where does that stand? >> reporter: earlier today there was a news conference on capitol hill with senator chuck schumer. they...

>> reporter: california-born adam gadan in an al qaeda recruiting video. >> i will now proceed to destroy my american are pass poort po the. >> reporter: but the al qaeda operative on the fbis most wanted terrorist list is still a u.s. citizen. >> if if we captured gadhan today he could make a claim as an american citizen to be tried in a federal district court with all the rights of citizenship. >> reporter: this bipartisan group wants to change that with legislation revoking the citizenship of...

Gecko: well, its funny you should ask. cause actually, im from - anncr: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. some lawmakers are offering new legislation to revoc the citizenship of americans who support terrorism groups. heres our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. >> reporter: california-born ad aadam gaddan. the al qaeda operative on the fbis most wanted terrorist list is still a u.s. citizen. >> if we captured gadahn today, he could make...

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Right now says the nurmg one thing the north koreans are going to be looking for is an announcement from president trump about whether or not hes going to put north korea back on the list of state sponsors of terror. that country was originally on the list. george w. bush and that administration took him off in 2008 as part of the deal they were working on as a diplomatic gesture. what decision do you think president trump should make? >> frankly, i personally dont think he shouldnt dolgt. i don...