Washington, United States, Jan 4, 2026 (AFP) - US seizure of Maduro opens thorny legal questions: experts, top Democrats

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The seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a daring raid by US forces throws open questions about the operation's legality, according to experts and top Democrats who say laws were broken in the process. US President Donald Trump's administration has defended the action, saying it was carrying out a law enforcement operation when American special forces swooped into Caracas in the dead of night and forcibly took Maduro and his wife out of......

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