In 2017, Trump asked then-secretary of state Rex Tillerson to help get a criminal case dropped against one of Rudy Giuliani’s clients
Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images: President Donald Trump in 2017 asked then-secretary of state Rex Tillerson to help get a criminal case dropped against one of Rudy Giuliani’s clients,Trump urged Tillerson to get the Department of Justice to drop a criminal investigation against wealthy Iranian-Turkish banker Reza Zarrab, according toZarrab was being prosecuted for violating sanctions on Iran.
He was being represented by Giuliani, who at the time was only a longtime friend and supporter of the president, and not yet the president’s personal lawyer. It’s unclear why Trump made the request, but the episode may bring up further questions about Trump’s use of presidential power. It also may bring up questions about Trump’s relationship with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had been pushing for Zarrab’s release. ZarrabUltimately, Tillerson refused Trump and said the directive was illegal. Zarrab was eventually: While in jail, Zarrab bribed a guard $50,000 to smuggle in booze, a cellphone and food, the
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