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Trump was going to extradite Fathullah Gulen, a rival of Erdogan and a green card holder in Pennsylvania since the late 1990's, to Turkey in order to placate Erdogan into assisting in the coverup of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
Res ipsa loquitur.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...-s-appease-turkey-n933996?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
It's safe to assume this was leaked for the purpose of nipping this in the bud lest Trump move ahead with the decision anyway.
Res ipsa loquitur.
WASHINGTON — The White House is looking for ways to remove an enemy of Turkish President Recep Erdogan from the U.S. in order to placate Turkey over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to two senior U.S. officials and two other people briefed on the requests.
Trump administration officials last month asked federal law enforcement agencies to examine legal ways of removing exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen in an attempt to persuade Erdogan to ease pressure on the Saudi government, the four sources said.
The effort includes directives to the Justice Department and FBI that officials reopen Turkey's case for his extradition, as well as a request to the Homeland Security Department for information about his legal status, the four people said.
Career officials at the agencies pushed back on the White House requests, the U.S. officials and people briefed on the requests said.
"At first there were eye rolls, but once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious," said a senior U.S. official involved in the process.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...-s-appease-turkey-n933996?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
It's safe to assume this was leaked for the purpose of nipping this in the bud lest Trump move ahead with the decision anyway.