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  1. Fmr #Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro returns to a NY courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his #DrugTrafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.

    It’s the first time that #Maduro & his wife, #CiliaFlores, will be in court since a January arraignment at which he protested their #abduction by #US #military forces & declared: “I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the constitutional president of my country.”

    #law #geopolitics #sovereignty
    apnews.com/live/nicolas-maduro

  2. Hedges Report: America the Rogue State
    consortiumnews.com/2026/01/07/
    Iraqis, a million of whom were killed during the U.S. war and occupation, know what comes next for Venezuela. The reigning gangsters will use the threat of death and destruction to procure subservience. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The ruling class of…
    #Politics #AmericanEmpire #ClimateChange #Commentary #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #Media #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #U.s.Congress #U.s.JusticeDept. #U.s.SupremeCourrt #Venezuela #BlackOps #C.i.a. #CiliaFlores #Democracy #DemocraticParty #Dictatorships #DrugEnforcementAdministration(dea) #F.b.i. #HonduranPresidentJuanOrlandoHernández #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement(ice) #MayorZohranMamdani #Palantir #PoliceState #PresidentDonaldTrump #VenezuelanPresidentNicolásMaduro

  3. Maduro & Flores Plead Not Guilty in US Court
    consortiumnews.com/2026/01/05/
    Maduro described himself as a prisoner of war and said he remains Venezuela’s president. The next hearing is scheduled for March. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called himself a “prisoner of war” while pleading not guilty…
    #Politics #CivilRights #Legal #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #Venezuela #AlvinHellerstein #CiliaFlores #JessicaCorbett #MarkDonnelly #MayorZohranMamdani #VenezuelanPresidentNicolásMaduro

  4. #Trump admin ofcls told lawmakers that #Venezuela President Nicolas #Maduro & his wife #CiliaFlores were injured after hitting their heads as they were fleeing #US forces trying to arrest them….

    Maduro & Flores ran & attempted to hide behind a heavy steel door inside their compound, but the door frame was low & they hit their heads as they tried to escape….Delta Force operators apprehended them & gave them first aid after they were extracted from the compound….

    #law
    cnn.com/2026/01/06/politics/ma

  5. In Caracas, the National Assembly ratified #JorgeRodríguez as its president. He is the brother of #Venezuela’s new interim leader, #DelcyRodríguez. Like his sister, he highlighted his allegiance to #Maduro. He took the floor of the assembly & invited Maduro’s son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, & a son of #CiliaFlores, the elder Maduro’s wife & co-defendant, to join him as he unveiled a portrait of Maduro & Flores.

    #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #law #Trump #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw

  6. #Pollack says #Maduro has health problems that will require attention, & #CiliaFlores’ lawyer Mark #Donnelly said Flores sustained significant injuries including severe bruising on her ribs & asked that she be provided x-rays & a physical evaluation.

    Judge #Hellerstein says he will see everyone in court on March 17 for the next hearing. The defendants are being led out.

    The arraignment has concluded.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  7. #Pollack notes he may file motions concerning Maduro’s role as head of a #SovereignState, & adding that “there are questions about the legality of his #military #abduction,” he adds. If Pollack files some kind of unlawful apprehension motion, that is when the issue will be addressed, as I mentioned earlier, it won’t be addressed today.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  8. At initial hearings, a prosecutor usually summarizes the evidence in the case, like recordings, documents & other materials seized in searches. We may hear that soon from Kyle A. #Wirshba, an assistant #USattorney.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  9. Judge Hellerstein asks what would usually be rudimentary, housekeeping question: the date & time of the arrest. The prosecutor responds that the defendants entered law enforcement custody on 11:30 AM on Jan. 3. He does not mention the #military raid on #ForeignSoil that led to that apprehension.

    The manner of apprehension will not be dealt with by the judge. That is established #law. Judge only deal with the charges in front of them in the #indictment.

    #law #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela 🧵

  10. Judge Hellerstein turns to #CiliaFlores, Maduro’s wife and co-defendant.

    As his wife stands in court, #Maduro sits back in his chair, his arms on the armrests. Occasionally, he clasps his hands in a prayer motion & lowers his head. He’s fidgeting & glancing around, then bowing his head.

    Maduro’s wife spoke through an interpreter & pleaded not guilty.

    “Not guilty, completely innocent,” Flores said.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  11. Ousted #Venezuela President Nicolás #Maduro has hired prominent #criminal defense lawyer #BarryPollack, who long represented #Wikileaks founder #JulianAssange….

    #Pollack, a veteran Washington #trial lawyer, filed a notice of appearance Monday as Maduro’s attorney in the #SDNY narco-terrorism case, ahead of a hearing scheduled for noon.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #CiliaFlores #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
    news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-w 🧵

  12. Judge #Hellerstein says that it is his job to ensure a fair proceeding & a fair #trial, if it comes to that. “That’s my job & that’s my intent,” he says. He is now summarizing the indictment.

    The judge asks #Maduro to identify himself. Maduro does so, in Spanish, calling himself the president of the republic of #Venezuela, & saying he is here, “#kidnapped.”

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  13. Judge Hellerstein has entered the courtroom & proceedings are beginning. #Maduro has appeared, wearing a shortlseeve navy shirt over orange jail garb. His hair is streaked with grey & he is taking notes.

    Maduro is wearing black over-the-ear headphones for translation, as is his wife, #CiliaFlores, who is sitting 2 seats away from him in a similar same navy & orange outfit. Both have shackles around their ankles.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  14. 5 “overflow” courtrooms where spectators would be able to watch the proceedings on large screens are set up to be filled as needed after the actual courtroom was filled.

    #Maduro is charged in a narco-terrorism conspiracy & a conspiracy to import cocaine, among other charges, & will likely plead not guilty.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  15. Mark E. Donnelly, a lawyer from Houston, will be representing Maduro’s wife, #CiliaFlores. Donnelly is a former federal prosecutor & is now in private practice with a Houston law firm.

    There are nearly 2X as many journalists as the 3-dozen members of the public who were kept in a line in the hallway prior to the opening of the courtroom where #Maduro & Flores are to make their initial appearance.

    #MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵

  16. #Maduro & wife #CiliaFlores are about to appear in court.

    The Maduros’ appearance in Federal District Court in Manhattan could be brief. He & his wife, who are being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, are expected to enter pleas of not guilty, & a judge will almost certainly order them detained. It could be well over a year before a jury is seated to weigh the evidence against them.

    Here again is the indictment →
    justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/

    #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil 🧵