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Time for Turkey to pay up for Sheridan Circle attack

By Michael Rubin
Published March 10, 2021 3:57pm ET
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Time for Turkey to pay up for Sheridan Circle attack
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party members, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 26, 2019. | (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

On March 9, 2021, the Department of Justice moved one step closer to holding the Turkish government accountable for an attack on protesters in the heart of Washington.

It was a clear spring day four years ago when all hell broke loose in front of the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Sheridan Circle. As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived following a White House meeting, the presence of protesters infuriated him.

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