Thursday, October 31, 2019

Boom Times for Turkey’s Lobbyists in Trump’s Washington

Boom Times for Turkey’s Lobbyists in Trump’s Washington
October 31, 2019ADAM KLASFELDFacebookTwitterEmail


MANHATTAN (CN) – Some five years ago, Turkey’s soft power suddenly swelled in the United States as the country’s lobbyists and pro-government charities received millions in newfound funding.

That was the same year that leaked tapes appeared to show then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan instructing his son Bilal to dump massive amounts of money tied to a multibillion-dollar money-laundering scheme.

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