U.S President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
The Hill: Trump: US will not hand over Erdoğan foe for Turkey
President Trump on Saturday rejected reports that his administration is considering extraditing a foe of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California that extraditing exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen was "not under consideration."
He added that “we’re having a very good moment with Turkey,” referring Erdoğan’s release of American pastor Andrew Brunson last month, and said the U.S. is always looking for "whatever we can do for Turkey."
NBC News reported Thursday that the Trump White House had directed the Department of Justice and FBI to reexamine a request from Turkey to extradite Gülen.
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Update: Trump: Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen 'not under consideration' for extradition 'at this point' (CNN)
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WNU Editor: So much for reports that exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen was going back.
