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President Trump’s "inexplicable" efforts to shield Turkey's Halkbank and Erdogan

Kelly Bjorklund joins The Greek Current to discuss her latest piece in Foreign Policy on the trial against Turkey’s Halkbank for helping Iran evade US sanctions and President Trump's repeated attempts to shield Halkbank and Turkey’s President Erdogan from paying any penalty. We also look at her in-depth interview with former Secretary of State Tillerson on his former boss, the state of the world, and the challenges facing the Biden administration.

Kelly Bjorklund is a writer for \Foreign Policy Magazine. You can read her piece on Halkbank and her interview with former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson here:

Trump’s Inexplicable Crusade to Help Iran Evade Sanctions

‘We’re in a Worse Place Today Than We Were Before He Came In’

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here: 

Ankara seeking to impose talks agenda

House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

House impeaches Trump for 'incitement of insurrection'

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge

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