• Maduro on US soil: Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have arrived in New York City following a large-scale US operation in Venezuela. A helicopter believed to be carrying Maduro is en route to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He is set to face drugs and weapons charges in Manhattan federal court.
• Trump’s plan for Venezuela: President Donald Trump said the US will “run the country” until a “judicious transition” can happen. He also said the US will seize Venezuela’s massive oil reserves, recruiting American companies to overhaul the gutted industry and using US troops for security.
• Uncertain future: Trump told reporters earlier that the US is working with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who has demanded Maduro’s release and insisted he remains the country’s legitimate president. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has called for an opposition candidate to assume power. Maduro’s capture has been met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas.
Top criminal defense lawyers are already angling to represent Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela captured by US forces to face charges in Manhattan federal court, according to CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig.
Maduro’s legal case is attractive to high-powered defense lawyers for a few reasons, Honig told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Saturday.
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