fromThe Atlantic
1 day agoThe Maduro Indictment Appears Legally Solid
Hours after U.S. forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home in Caracas, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on X that Maduro would soon "face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts." Bondi's wording aside-typically lawyers understand the legal system as dispensing impartial justice, not "wrath" -the post underscores the administration's claim that the Venezuelan invasion was justified because the United States was arresting a criminal defendant who has been charged with drug trafficking.
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