Donald Trump Allegedly Interfered In Probe Of Turkish Bank After Pressure From Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – By Tyler MacDonald (Inquisitr) / Oct 30 2020
A Thursday report from The New York Times claimed that Donald Trump interfered with a criminal probe of the Turkish bank Halkbank after being pressured by Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The decision allegedly stems from a Turkish influence operation in Washington that involved former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn, and Trump lobbyist Brian D. Ballard
Erdogan allegedly pressured Trump for months to stop the probe into the state-owned Turkish bank, which was accused of sending billions of dollars in cash and gold to Iran — a violation of U.S. sanctions law. The investigation reportedly put Erdogan’s family and political party in danger, and eventually, the Trump administration — via Attorney General William Barr — offered a settlement that would allow the bank to pay a fine instead of being indicted.
“In addition, the Justice Department would agree to end investigations and criminal cases involving Turkish and bank officials who were allied with Mr. Erdogan and suspected of participating in the sanctions-busting scheme,” the report read.
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