"The dramatic action capped an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on Venezuela's autocratic leader and months of secret planning, resulting in the most assertive American action to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Legal experts raised questions about the lawfulness of the operation, which was done without congressional approval. Venezuela's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, meanwhile, demanded that the United States free Maduro and called him the country's rightful leader as her nation's high court named her interim president."
"Trump said some U.S. forces were injured, but none was killed. Speaking to reporters hours after Maduro's capture, Trump revealed his plans to exploit the leadership void to "fix" the country's oil infrastructure and sell "large amounts" of oil to other countries. Trump says US will 'run' the country The Trump administration promoted the ouster as a step toward reducing the flow of dangerous drugs into the U.S."
Nicolás Maduro was captured in a nighttime U.S. military operation and arrived in the United States to face criminal narco-terrorism charges. The operation extracted Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home on a military base in Caracas. The operation followed months of secret planning and an intensive pressure campaign by the Trump administration. Legal experts questioned the lawfulness of the operation because it proceeded without congressional approval. Venezuela's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, demanded that the United States free Maduro and called him the rightful leader while her nation's high court named Rodríguez interim president. Some Venezuelan civilians and military personnel were killed and some U.S. forces were injured.
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