US not considering extradition of FETO leader: Trump
US President Donald Trump says he has yet to be briefed on Saudi Crown Prince’s CIA-alleged role in Khashoggi killing
Ankara
By Kasım Ileri
WASHINGTON
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration is not discussing the extradition of the Pennsylvania-based ringleader of the terrorist group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey.
He told reporters that the issue of Fetullah Gulen’s extradition was “not under consideration,” speaking in front of the White House before flying to California.
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Ankara has long sought Gulen's extradition -- since Barack Obama was president -- and has complained of the U.S. dragging its feet in handling the extradition request.
Asked about
“We will be talking with the CIA later and lots of others. I’ll be doing that while I’m on the plane. I’ll be speaking also with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,” he added.
Khashoggi, a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, was killed on Oct. 2 inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
After weeks of denying any knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials blamed his killing on a rogue group tasked with returning Khashoggi to Saudi soil.
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