The arrest of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has prompted public statements from lawmakers, legal scholars, and policy commentators defending President Trump’s authority to carry out the operation without prior approval from Congress.
“Just got off the phone with @SecRubio,” Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) posted on X. “He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant.”
Lee contended that the military operation likely fell within the…
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