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RoseTrellis

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14. How could he be arrested?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 04:59 PM

Jan 5

The Biden-Harris administration quite notably raised the original bounty for his arrest that the 1st Trump administration started to 25 million almost exactly a year ago.
I’m quite certain they were not concerned about the legality of his arrest warrant.
2 things can be true
#1 Maduro was a bad dictator that stole the election to remain in power and needed to be brought to justice
#2 Trump’s imperialist military action was primarily guided by thirst for Venezuelan oil

It’s important to consider most of the elected Democratic Leadership all agreed Maduro needed to go.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/world/americas/biden-bounty-nicolas-maduro.html

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How does a Federal Court in NY have jurisdiction over Maduro? [View all] milestogo Jan 5 OP

I've been asking in various threads, but no answers yet. And wtf are his son & 3 others kidnapped? SheltieLover Jan 5 #1

The justice department filed the charges in NY Melon Jan 5 #4

Biden wasn't president until 2021 MichMan Jan 5 #6

Ughhhhh.....thank you. I'll correct. I read this off another site and didn't think. Melon Jan 5 #8

Biden wasn't the president in 2020. This was done by Trump I and Bill Barr. Ocelot II Jan 5 #9

I'm correcting. Thank you. Brainless post after reading in another site. Melon Jan 5 #10

Ty SheltieLover Jan 5 #11

The precedent was established in the Noriega case. Ocelot II Jan 5 #2

Reading the Noriega case will give you a good summary of jurisdiction hardluck Jan 5 #3

The charges were filed in 2020 in NY federal court Melon Jan 5 #5

Thanks, people! milestogo Jan 5 #7

There is no longer a rule of law Bettie Jan 5 #12

Professor Valdeck's analysis on "arrest"-200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation LetMyPeopleVote Jan 5 #13

How could he be arrested? RoseTrellis Jan 5 #14

Notable bipartisan statement from Grassley and Durbin LetMyPeopleVote Jan 5 #15