This is a BFD. "Trump, Barr, and the Halkbank Case on Iran Sanctions-Busting"
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Timeline: Trump, Barr, and the Halkbank Case on Iran Sanctions-Busting
by Ryan Goodman and Danielle Schulkin
July 27, 2020
At its heart, the prosecution of the Turkish bank Halkbank
involves a multibillion-dollar criminal scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran.
There is significant evidence in the public record that
President Donald Trump’s directed Attorney General William Barr to try to stop the prosecution of the bank and its associates. It would not necessarily be improper for a president to seek such an outcome in the face of a strong competing national interest.
But it would be highly improper, if not criminal, for the president and his attorney general to do so if motivated by the president’s personal or financial interests.
Which was it?
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly considered the president’s effort to get the Justice Department to drop the case an illegal interference in an ongoing investigation.
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