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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo what will be the justification for kidnapping Maduro's wife?
OK, Maduro has been indicted in NY according to Bondi. But what about his wife? If she hasn't also been indicted she will have to be released. And then what? Will she be deported to Somalia or let loose to lead demonstrations for her husband's release in Times Square?
GreenWave
(12,442 posts)Jersey Devil
(10,778 posts)No court will allow the incarceration of a person with no charges against them. I think this show trial has the potential to be a disaster for Trump. We bombed Caracas, presumably with the intent of killing Maduro. So why was he arrested rather than just executed like Bin Laden?
AverageOldGuy
(3,501 posts)Remember - the Supreme Court said if the President does it, its not illegal.
Walleye
(44,009 posts)chowmama
(1,029 posts)Women make excellent hostages, as long as their people do value her life.
OTOH, I wouldn't try kidnapping Melania or Ivanka. They'd be completely useless.
Irish_Dem
(80,338 posts)Putin has been killing the wives of some of his critics.
The message to his opponents is that your family is not safe if you cross me.
rzemanfl
(31,251 posts)musical!
Melon
(1,148 posts)Which would make sense in why they took his wife.
https://news.sky.com/story/venezuela-latest-explosions-heard-in-capital-of-caracas-13489831?postid=10786063#liveblog-body
AloeVera
(4,048 posts)This is the only reference in your source:
Suuuure, Jan.
Why repeat absurd, unverified claims??
Oh and now we will all see just how "truthful" the Machado-led "opposition" really is...
eShirl
(20,120 posts)Polybius
(21,609 posts)"Fake news said I do that!"
Igel
(37,424 posts)Or for him to go solo.
Greg_In_SF
(972 posts)was also indicted and both were charged in the Southern District of New York.
AverageOldGuy
(3,501 posts)- indicted
- tried and found guilty
- Trump pardon
AloeVera
(4,048 posts)I wonder about the date of that superseding indictment. Was it under Trump 2.0? Likely. Was it in the last few weeks or days? Also likely.
She was indicted in March of 2023 during the Biden administration.
AloeVera
(4,048 posts)Last edited Sun Jan 4, 2026, 12:26 PM - Edit history (1)
Do you have a source?
On edit: still nothing. So I am concluding that this is all Trump and only Trump. I wonder when exactly the Trump minions filed that superseding charge and why? Not hard to guess, really.
hay rick
(9,439 posts)Grim Chieftain
(1,398 posts)Edit to add - That would fit Trump's pattern.
Greg_In_SF
(972 posts)not that
AllyCat
(18,639 posts)said that "few knew she also had a warrant for arrest" or something like that. Apparently, there was some warrant that was leveled against her in 2020 when her husband also had one.
I am looking everywhere for the link for that. gimme a minute.
NM: It was India Today. I have no idea how reliable that is, but I always wonder if it's Modi propaganda. No one else is reporting it that I can see, but AP is reporting charges have been filed against her.
Greg_In_SF
(972 posts)Kablooie
(19,073 posts)Do I even have to put a sarcasm note here?