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Verdict with Ted Cruz
Verdict with Ted Cruz

Maduro Arrested-Why Trump Ordered this Historic Attack & the Detailed Legal Basis for his Authority to Do So

Jan 5, 2026 · 52m
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  • The U.S. military executed a highly complex precision operation in Caracas involving over 150 aircraft and advanced coordination across military branches to apprehend Maduro without American casualties.
  • Maduro's regime is portrayed as illegitimate, corrupt, and deeply involved in drug trafficking with alliances to U.S. adversaries Russia, China, Iran, and Hezbollah; Venezuela declined from wealthy 1950s status to failed state under socialist rule.
  • Trump acted within constitutional authority under Article II as Commander-in-Chief, with historical precedent supporting the operation including the Noriega case and Ker-Frisbie doctrine for extraterritorial arrests.

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