12:15pm EST: President Trump releases photo of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on the USS Iwo Jima after he was captured by U.S. forces.
10:10am EST: The indictment against Maduro has been released and can be viewed at the link here:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl
9:49am EST: How Maduro’s warrant was issued in 2020.
9:43am EST: President Trump told Fox & Friends that the military mission was planned and set to happen days ago, on New Years Eve but had to be placed on hold due to weather conditions.
He said that there are no fatalities on the U.S. side, although some injuries have been reported.
The United States will be involved in the decision making process on who is the next leader of Venezuela.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER READY TO LEAD VENEZUELA 9:25am EST: Nobel Peace Prize winner and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado: “We are ready to take over government” in Venezuela — Bloomberg
The Liberal Meltdown Begins 9:03am EST: These Tweets are from a member of MSNBC.
ORIGINAL: President Trump confirmed that Maduro and his wife were captured in overnight attacks lead by the United States and that they have been flown out of the country.
Attorney Pamela Bondi has said that Maduro will stand trial in the United States
“Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States. They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement saying that “Maduro is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government.”
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