Trump Claims US Captured Venezuelan President Maduro and Wife in Military Operation
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Donald Trump claims the US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in a pre-dawn assault on Caracas, describing it as a 'brilliant operation.' The couple was reportedly flown out of Venezuela and will face criminal charges in the US based on a 2020 New York indictment, according to US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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· 4 pulledDonald Trump has said the US 'captured' Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flew them out of the South American country during a pre-dawn assault on Caracas and the surrounding region.
'It was a brilliant operation, actually,' the US president told the New York Times after witnesses in Venezuela reported a series of explosions.
'A lot of good planning and [a] lot of great, great troops and great people.'
The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said the couple would face criminal charges and trial in the US based on a 2020 New York indictment.
US president lauds ‘brilliant operation’ on social media as attorney general says couple will face criminal charges
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