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US sanctions senior Turkish officials over jailed pastor

By Joel Gehrke
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US sanctions senior Turkish officials over jailed pastor

President Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on two senior members of the Turkish government Wednesday, in response to the ongoing detention of an imprisoned American pastor.

“President Trump has made it abundantly clear that the United States expects Turkey to release him immediately,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.

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