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Which foreign leader has close personal ties to the Turkish bank Halkbank, involved in a case during Barr's second term as Attorney General?

  • Vladimir Putin

  • Emmanuel Macron

  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  • Boris Johnson

Answer

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has close personal ties to the Turkish bank Halkbank. During Barr's second term as Attorney General, there were allegations of political interference in the removal of Geoffrey Berman from his Southern District of New York attorney position in a matter pertaining to the indictment of Halkbank.
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