U.S. Lashes Out at Germany as Terror Suspect Deported to Turkey
- Whitaker says Germans helped Turkish man ‘escape justice’
- Convicted terrorist accused in deaths of two U.S. servicemen
Deputy U.S. Secretary of State John Sullivan
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The Trump administration escalated its dispute with Germany over the transfer of a terror suspect sought by the U.S., with American officials berating their German counterparts in a private meeting and Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker issuing an unusual rebuke of an ally for sending the man to Turkey.
Senior U.S. and German officials had a heated argument over the fate of Adem Yilmaz, a Turkish man convicted of belonging to a terrorist cell, after he was deported to Turkey despite a U.S. extradition request. The dispute is the latest sign of mounting strain between the two allies under Donald Trump’s presidency.