In early 2017, Rudy Giuliani urged Pres. Trump to extradite a Turkish cleric living in the U.S., a former senior administration official confirmed to ABC News.
In early 2017, Rudy Giuliani urged President Donald Trump to extradite a Turkish cleric living in exile in the United States, a former senior level administration official with direct knowledge confirmed to ABC News.
Aides told Giuliani he should tell the Turkish government that if they wanted this individual extradited they should directly contact the United States Department of Justice, which would evaluate the request, according to the source.Gulen, a Muslim cleric, has been living in exile in Pennsylvania. When told that multiple people described those conversations to The Post, Giuliani responded “Bull,” and then liked the question with a thumbs-up emoji.
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