Was the US capture of Venezuela’s president legal?

0 January 6, 2026 08:12

Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday (Jan 5) to ⁠narcotics charges after United States President Donald Trump’s stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to regroup. Maduro’s overnight seizure by US special forces – accompanied by strikes on Venezuelan military bases – drew condemnation from some international leaders and political observers. Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the legality of the US action on CNA’s Asia Now.

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