U.S. Attorney General: Maduro and His Wife Have Been Charged and Will Soon Face 'The Full Fury of American Justice'

Pamela Bondi, the Attorney General of the United States, announced in a message on social media platform X that Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been charged in a 'federal court for the Southern District of New York' with 'conspiracy to commit drug terrorism,' 'conspiracy to import cocaine,' 'possession of automatic weapons and destructive devices,' and 'conspiracy to possess automatic weapons and destructive devices against the United States.' She added that they 'will soon face the full fury of American justice on U.S. soil and in U.S. courts.' In this message, Bondi also thanked Donald Trump on behalf of the entire U.S. Department of Justice for his 'courage in demanding accountability on behalf of the American people.' She also expressed gratitude to the 'brave military personnel' who carried out the 'extraordinarily successful mission to arrest' Maduro and his wife. Just hours before this message, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, announced in a post on his social media that there was a 'large-scale operation against Venezuela and its leaders' and stated that Nicolás Maduro and his wife had been arrested and taken out of the country. The U.S. President also mentioned that this operation was conducted in collaboration with American forces and that further details would be announced later. Additionally, see: Rubio: The Islamic Republic is a source of evil and Venezuela is its base of influence. The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: We do not recognize Maduro's regime as the legitimate government of Venezuela. The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the arms exchange network between Iran and Venezuela. Pressure on Maduro's regime is increasing; Trump says the U.S. targeted a facility in Venezuela. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the leader of the opposition to Maduro's regime; Machado's absence at the ceremony.