Venezuela's former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro should not be able to use state funds to pay for his legal defense in the U.S., prosecutors said.

The Texas Democrat used the White House's most vexing scandal to ask what it'd be like if Trump found himself in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's shoes.

The lawyer for Nicolas Maduro says the U.S. is blocking Venezuela's government from paying for the cost of his legal defense against drug trafficking charges.

Young people who have only known one political system are adjusting to change after US forces seized Maduro.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are pictured at Palacio Federal Legislativo on Jan. 10, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. Reporter When Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. special forces during a historic raid in his native homeland,

Maduro attorney Barry Pollack has urged the dismissal of the case, while the Rodríguez government has yet to comment on the due process hurdles.

The deposed Venezuelan leader’s lawyer said in a letter that his client cannot afford counsel.

The Trump administration is working with Venezuela’s interim government to bring a key ally of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro to the US to face prosecution on charges that could include money laundering,

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage U.S. demands as she looks to hang on to the support of the Trump administration more than two months after it toppled Nicolás Maduro.