Erdogan Says Trump Promised to End Halkbank Sanctions Prosecution
Turkish President Erdoğan publicly stated that Trump promised to end the Halkbank sanctions-evasion prosecution despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing the case to proceed. The state-run Turkish bank faced accusations of laundering billions of dollars for Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. Trump’s commitment to terminate a major sanctions prosecution as a diplomatic favor to Erdoğan represents direct presidential interference in an active criminal case involving national security violations, subordinating law enforcement to personal diplomatic relationships and undermining sanctions regime integrity.
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- Turkey's Erdogan Says Halkbank U.S. Case to End After Trump Talks (2025-10-08) [Tier 1]
- US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge by Turkey's Halkbank to Prosecution (2025-10-06) [Tier 1]
- Erdogan hopes Trump meet leads to F-35 ban lifted, resolution of Halkbank case (2025-10-08) [Tier 1]
- Tom Homan Was Said to Have Received $50,000 From Agents. He May Not Have to Return It. (2025-10-08) [Tier 1]
- DOJ ended probe of 'border czar' Tom Homan for allegedly accepting $50K in FBI sting: Sources (2025-10-08) [Tier 1]
- Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots (2025-10-08) [Tier 1]
- Trump accidentally posted message pressuring Pam Bondi to charge his enemies, source says (2025-09-20) [Tier 1]
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