Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had “no role” in the decision to drop assault charges brought against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail following a brawl in Washington, D.C., according to the State Department’s top spokeswoman.

“The department had no role in the decision to drop those charges,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters Thursday. “This is completely a Department of Justice decision.”

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