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White House: U.S. is not harboring Turkish cleric

By Susan Crabtree
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White House: U.S. is not harboring Turkish cleric

The White House said the U.S. government has not received a “specific extradition request” from Ankara to hand a Turkish cleric living in Pennsylvania back to the government.

If and when the Obama administration does receive such a request, U.S. officials will evaluate the request in the context of the extradition treaty between the U.S. and Turkey, according to White House press secretary Josh Earnest.

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