President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after carrying out a “large scale strike” in the South American country.
The raid was carried out by the US Army’s elite Delta Force. Venezuela’s interior minister said Wednesday that at least 100 people died in the attack. There were not any US casualties, according to Trump, though he said some service members were injured when a helicopter was hit.
For years, the Trump administration has looked to prosecute Maduro through the US legal system. In 2020, during Trump’s first term, Maduro was charged in the Southern District of New York for “narco-terrorism,” conspiracy to import cocaine, and related charges.
In New York on Monday, Maduro and…