"Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, allegedly captured by American forces during President Trump's ordered air assault on the South American nation early Saturday morning, will be prosecuted on a grand jury indictment handed down in Manhattan, according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Maduro, the socialist president who had led Venezuela with an iron fist since 2013, and his wife, Cilia Flores, were apprehended as they attempted to fly out of the country, Trump claimed on Jan. 3."
"Trump stated that the operation was conducted jointly by the U.S. military and law enforcement partners, although the exact legal authority for the U.S. to carry out the strikes was not immediately clear. Congress is typically notified by the president of military action; the legislature has the sole authority to declare war on a foreign power. Ahead of Saturday's operation,"
U.S. forces allegedly captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a U.S.-ordered air assault on Jan. 3. A grand jury indictment in Manhattan will lead to prosecution, according to U.S. authorities. The pair were reportedly apprehended while attempting to leave the country and were flown to the USS Iwo Jima before plans to transfer Maduro to New York to await trial on a federal indictment in the Southern District of New York. The operation was said to be joint between U.S. military and law enforcement, while the legal authority for the strikes was described as unclear and Congress is typically notified of military action.
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