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Why is Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro facing U.S. criminal charges?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Steven's. Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro pleaded not guilty to four U.S. criminal charges in New York Monday. As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, Maduro's initial court appearance marks the beginning of what could be a lengthy legal saga.
Now that the ousted leader is on US soil, the legal process of pretrial motions, plea negotiations, and possibly even a jury trial begins. Shane Stansbury is a professor at the Duke University School of Law and a former federal prosecutor. He says the case against Nicolas Maduro should mostly follow the typical path of any criminal case, with some notable exceptions.
It's just that things may take longer given uh the nature of the case, the the type of evidence involved, uh the security considerations, and so forth.
Legal experts say Maduro's defense team may raise a number of challenges in the pretrial phase, including Maduro's status as a head of state and whether his arrest was legal. If the case does go to trial, experts say it's unlikely it would begin this year.
What did former President Trump say about the new interim president Delcy Rodríguez and opposition leader María Karina Machado?
Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
Florida's large Venezuelan expatriate community is celebrating the capture and arrest of Maduro and curious about what comes next. More from MPR's Greg Allen.
President Trump says with Maduro's ouster, his administration now supports another member of the Maduro regime, the newly sworn-in interim president Delcy Rodriguez. Especially troubling to Venezuelan expatriates were Trump's comments about opposition leader Maria Karina Machado. Trump said he believes she doesn't have the support and respect to be able to lead Venezuela. Since then, top Republicans, including Florida Senator Rick Scott, have tried to walk back those comments.
And I think it's gonna happen, but it's gonna take time to make that happen. Uh Maria Karina Machado will be part of the leadership of Venezuela, uh and I think she's well respected by Venezuelans.
Karina Machado is a Nobel Prize winner.
How is Cuba reacting to Maduro’s arrest and what did Trump claim about Cuba’s future?
This political coalition, according to the US, won the twenty twenty four election before it was stolen by the Maduro regime. Greg Allen in PR
News, Miami. Cuba's on high alert following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, fearing US action there. This after President Trump declared that Cuba is ready to fail. Minnesota Governor Tim Walls says he will not seek a third term in office while sites fall out over a viral video, suggesting that publicly funded Somali run daycare centers in Minneapolis are shell companies. We've got conspiracy
theorist right
wing
YouTubers breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the President of the United States demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on.
Molt says he'll leave the governor's office with zero sadness or regret, suggesting that being governor is about service and not a title. US futures are flat in after hours trading on Wall Street. On Asia Pacific, market shares are mostly higher, up one and a half percent.
Why is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stepping down and how are conspiracy theories targeting Somali‑run daycares?
In Hong Kong. This is NPR. Seven more nations have been added to the list of countries requiring their citizens to pay bonds of up to fifteen thousand dollars to visit the United States. All but three of those countries on added to the list recently are in Africa, the others are in Bhutan and Turkmenistan. The African nations of Burkina Faso and Mali have imposed travel bans on US citizens. And retaliation for US restrictions on African travelers. Foreign journalists are still barred from entering and reporting on Gaza despite a three month ceasefire. Tel Aviv. Etai Stern reports on the official rationale for continuing the ban.
What are the latest U.S. travel‑bond requirements and why are journalists still barred from Gaza?
The government's lawyers told Israel's Supreme Court that despite the ceasefire, there are quote clear security reasons for why the ban should remain in place without much further elaboration. In the written statement to the court, they said journalists should continue to only be allowed in on ambeds with the Israeli military. The Foreign Press Association, which includes NPR and other major media outlets working in Israel,
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro facing U.S. criminal charges?
0:02–1:07
2
What did former President Trump say about the new interim president Delcy Rodríguez and opposition leader María Karina Machado?
1:07–1:54
3
How is Cuba reacting to Maduro’s arrest and what did Trump claim about Cuba’s future?
1:54–2:57
4
Why is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stepping down and how are conspiracy theories targeting Somali‑run daycares?
2:57–3:42
5
What are the latest U.S. travel‑bond requirements and why are journalists still barred from Gaza?
3:42–4:38