Scoop: In April, Trump told Erdogan that he had asked Barr and Mnuchin to “handle” the Halkbank issue. That led to negotiations led by Barr for an agreement to resolve the case. That came to a crashing halt with yesterday’s indictment. With @SalehaMohsin and @JenniferJJacobs

— Nick Wadhams (@nwadhams) October 16, 2019