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Trump’s Deal to Free a Pastor in Turkey Falls Apart—and He Makes Things Worse

HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS

Trump thought he’d sealed a deal to free Pastor Andrew Brunson. But no. So now he’s threatening sanctions against a NATO ally—which is unlikely to do Brunson any good.

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