Franco Ordonez

Senator Mike Lee actually said he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told him that Maduro would stand trial on criminal charges in the U.S.

and that the, quote, kinetic action that we saw tonight was deployed to actually protect those executing the arrest warrant.

Lee also said that Rubio told him, and he posted this on social media, that he did not anticipate further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S.

custody.

Well, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York on a variety of charges, including narco-terrorism.

And he was actually, Maduro that is, was indicted first six years ago, accused of narco-terrorism and weapons trafficking.

And last summer, the Trump administration doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro's capture to $50 million.

Wow.

Yeah, for sure.

I mean, for many people in Venezuela, this is going to be a moment to celebrate.

But there is also a lot of uncertainty.

I was speaking with Mark Fierstein, who advised multiple administrations on Latin America.

He said Trump can claim victory for capturing someone indicted long ago.

The question, though, is how much further is he willing to go?

Yeah, I mean, as we just heard from Kerry, the Venezuelan Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, told state TV that she didn't know where Maduro was and was calling for a proof of life.

There's a state of emergency as well that's been called.

Yeah, I mean, I'm going to be watching the president's press conference later today to see what he has to say.

Of course, what steps is the U.S.

going to take to make sure the Venezuelan infrastructure doesn't crumble?

I mean, it is really a delicate moment where we just don't know how things are going to turn out.