NEW docs show Erdogan’s THUGS also ASSAULTED Secret Service in 2017 brawl

New documents in court reveal that thugs sent by Turkey’s dictator Erdogan to beat protesters in the U.S. also beat on our security officers.

Over a dozen Turkish security officials were first identified by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) two years ago as instigating violence against protesters who were demonstrating outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence during Erdoğan’s last visit to Washington, D.C., though charges were dropped against most of them.

The security officials left the country before they could be arrested. They were delivered to a waiting flight at Joint Base Andrews by State Department diplomatic security and Secret Service. One agent described it as the fastest “joint move and departure I’ve ever seen in my 16 years on the job,” according to a memo sent to the State Department the day after the clashes.

This was a while ago and caused a lot of outrage among those who watch Erdogan closely. Now he’s set to visit D.C. again and people are worried that his thugs might beat up protesters again: 

The memo was included in court documents in a lawsuit against Turkey on behalf of the victims of the attacks and details violent outbursts against both civilians and U.S. security personnel who are charged with coordinating protection for foreign dignitaries with visiting security officers.

“These guys are out of control,” said Agnieszka M. Fryszman, a partner at Cohen Milstein, a firm representing five people in a lawsuit against Turkey for the assault on protesters 2½ years ago.

“This case is really important for the rights of American citizens to exercise their First Amendment rights in the United States, and it was just kind of a shocking, shocking disrespect for our Constitution and our citizens by Turkey,” Fryszman said.

Turkey is claiming immunity from the lawsuit, arguing that its agents acted in defense of Erdoğan.

Diplomatic immunity is one of those issues that I would think would anger and enrage Americans, but not when the media is covering it up. It’s interesting that now that Erdogan is wheeling and dealing with Trump that they’re much more interested in reporting the details of that assault by his thugs.

Here’s more about the brawl from our previous reporting.