Stephen Miller Went on CNN and Admitted the U.S. Invaded Venezuela

"Those statements matter because the Trump administration is hastily trying to frame Maduro's removal as a criminal extradition. That framing collapses under Miller's account. A criminal arrest proceeds through courts, warrants, treaties, and custody transfers. A military invasion proceeds through force. An invasion bypasses Congress, violates the United Nations Charter's ban on aggressive war, and establishes precedent for presidential seizure of foreign leaders without legal constraint."

"The administration has articulated no legal authority for what was clearly a military operation. The administration has released no public authorization from Congress approving the use of U.S. military force in Venezuela. No formal legal justification has been offered explaining how the seizure of a sitting foreign head of state complies with constitutional war powers or international law. Absent congressional authorization or a recognized self-defense rationale, unilateral military action against a sovereign government falls outside established legal frameworks."

Stephen Miller is White House deputy chief of staff, architect of the Trump administration's immigration agenda, and a senior official involved in the operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Miller described an American invasion of Venezuela, acknowledging a military assault on Caracas, lethal combat with foreign forces, the seizure of a head of state, and U.S. control over Venezuela's economy. The administration has attempted to present Maduro's removal as a criminal extradition, but Miller's account describes a military action that bypasses courts, likely violates the UN Charter, and lacks congressional authorization or formal legal justification.

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