Graham Slattery

Given what we know, it's very clear that Machado and the Venezuelan opposition in general have very different priorities than Trump and his administration.

Machado is understandably very interested in a political transition, free and fair elections, the end of human rights abuses in Venezuela.

That's not a top priority for the Trump administration, and they've been clear about that.

It's pretty common for a CIA director to take action.

sensitive meetings.

We can certainly expect them to have talked about what the administration considers designated terrorist organizations, drug trafficking.

There's a lot of concerns within the Trump administration about drug flows through Venezuela.

There's also a lot of concerns in the Trump administration about the influence of hostile nations in Venezuela, specifically Cuba and Iran, and affiliated groups like Hezbollah.