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Nicolás Maduro faces US court in New York on narco-terrorism charges after capture. Trump vows conviction and warns Delcy Rodríguez over Venezuela's resources.
US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AFP photos)
US-Venezuela news today Live Updates: Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro will make his first court appearance in New York City after the United States captured him in a surprise attack and flew him to New York.
Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores face charges in the United States, including narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine, and weapons-related offences.
President Donald Trump has said the US is “going to run” Venezuela temporarily and will tap into its oil reserves. Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has maintained that Venezuela will defend its resources
Trump laid out a warning to Rodríguez, saying in an interview that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price.”
The US President expressed confidence that Maduro will be convicted, calling the case against him “infallible.”
Trump was speaking to reporters when he was asked what the “endgame” is regarding Maduro’s court appearance tomorrow. “There is no endgame. We’re just going to go through a slog of a trial. … We’ll see how we do. The case is, it’s infallible,” Trump said.
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