NEW: Exclusive: Trump admin. officials asked federal law enforcement agencies to examine legal ways of removing exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen from US in attempt to persuade Turkish Pres. Erdogan to ease pressure on Saudi gov't, four sources say. nbcnews.to/2QIZHsD
Career officials at the agencies pushed back on the White House requests, US officials and people briefed on the requests say. "Once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious," a senior US official involved in the process says. nbcnews.to/2Q0GMfN
The effort includes directives to the US Justice Dept. and FBI that officials reopen Turkey's case for Gulen's extradition, as well as a request to the Homeland Security Dept. for information about his legal status, the four people say. nbcnews.to/2Q0GMfN
