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2018-03-23 Home Front: WoT

U.S. Quietly Dropped Assault Charges against 11 Erdogan Bodyguards

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Thursday that the department "had no role in the decision to drop those charges."

"That was entirely coming out of the Department of Justice," she said. She said Tillerson knew of the decision before he met Erdogan, but "the timing was coincidental."

No mention made of Foggy Bottom's parent agency.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-23 02:42|| 2018-03-23 02:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Now, when McMaster the wise the the all knowing is gone, maybe we see some action on Turkey - even if it's late for Thanksgiving.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-23 04:47|| 2018-03-23 04:47|| Front Page Top

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