Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, landed at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York, after being captured early Saturday in a U.S. military operation in Caracas. The Venezuelan leader and his wife will face trial in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York on charges of drug trafficking and corruption.
Trump has stated that the United States will oversee Venezuela until there is a “safe transition” and has expressed doubts about María Corina Machado’s leadership, leaving anti-Chavista forces in Caracas concerned.
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