Democrats decry Venezuela attack as Republicans defend Trump after Senate briefing
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The Trump administration briefed the Senate on "Operation Absolute Resolve," a military raid on January 3rd that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas and brought them to New York to face drug trafficking charges. Republicans are largely defending the operation as a law enforcement action against an indicted criminal. Democrats, however, are decrying it as an illegal act of war and a dangerous overreach of presidential power. Secretary Rubio stated the plan involves stabilizing Venezuela, allowing companies access to its oil market, and extracting 30-50 million barrels of oil to sell. The operation involved US special forces capturing Maduro and Flores, transporting them to the US, and presenting Maduro in federal court where he pleaded not guilty. The briefing revealed deep divisions in Washington regarding the legality and potential consequences of the US action in Venezuela.
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