Maduro arrest aims for US prosecution, Rubio says
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Senator Mike Lee that US forces have arrested Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in order to prosecute him in the United States.
Source: Mike Lee in X (Twitter), as reported in European Pravda
Details: Mike Lee said that he spoke to Rubio by phone.
Quote: "He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by US personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant."
More details: Lee said that the operation likely falls under the president's Article II powers under the US Constitution to protect American citizens from actual or imminent attack.
He added that Rubio said he does not expect further US action in Venezuela because Maduro is now in US custody.
Earlier, Lee questioned whether anything could justify a military operation against Venezuela.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump did not answer a New York Times question on whether Congress had authorised the operation in Venezuela.
Background:
- At about 2 am local time on Saturday 3 January, residents in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, reported hearing at least seven explosions and seeing an aircraft flying at low altitude. People in different parts of the capital ran into the streets and some could be seen from a distance across the city.
- US officials said that Donald Trump ordered strikes on targets deep inside Venezuela, including military sites.
- Donald Trump later confirmed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Maduro's wife had been captured.
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