Maduro: ‘Not Guilty’ and Trump Predicts Warpath Beyond Venezuela
After the paralysing attack on Venezuela on Saturday, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in and is to rule under Trump’s influence. In New York, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denies the charges held against him and claims to be innocent. It is not clear who is innocent and who is guilty, as the US has no legal authority to invade sovereign states.
Who’s next?
“Colombia is very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long,” Trump told American reporters.
The United States’ influence is no joke. It has amassed arms and resources from all over the world that put [America] at the top strategically. Greenland and Colombia are not safe in the wake of Trump’s ‘peacekeeping’ efforts. Additionally, Trump appears to have his sights set on Cuba, a close Venezuelan ally.
Mexico was also highlighted for its alleged role during an exchange with ABC:
‘Mexico has to get their act together, because they’re pouring through Mexico, and we’re going to have to do something.’
Trump’s efforts, however, have not been without any backlash. The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz Canel, spoke out against Maduro’s kidnapping, which resulted in the loss of life of Cuban forces who were in Venezuela at the time. These forces, according to President Miguel, were protecting Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady.
With a chokehold on Venezuela’s oil reserves, Donald Trump intends to push Cuba out of the equation, ensuring the Cuban nation’s only source of income is out of reach.
Is Maduro Innocent?
“I was kidnapped. I am innocent and a decent man, the president of my country.” He claims.
Maduro pleads innocent of narcoterrorism and, among other charges, cocaine importation and conspiracy to possess destructive devices and machine guns. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, addressed the elephant in the room, questioning “the legality of Maduro’s ‘military abduction’.” The First Lady and her husband both pleaded not guilty.
Although there is a difference in opinion and a lack of evidence binding the president’s family, including his three sons, the Manhattan Court’s indictment from 2020 still stands. This puts the Maduro family at risk of life imprisonment if found guilty.
Nicolás Maduro Guerra, Nicolás Maduro’s son, broke the silence and demanded that his father be returned, cautioning that after such a stunt, no country is truly safe.
It is far from over
No one in the U.S. Congress agrees that the age-old battle for ideals boils down to the Republicans and the Democrats. The same thing happened in the UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela as UK ambassador James Kariuki discredited Maduro’s claim to power while Russia’s ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, called out the US’s imperialistic tendencies, which are in breach of international law.
The Manhattan Federal Court in New York has scheduled its next hearing for 17th March 2026.
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