Trump administration targets Venezuela's President and other top officials

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The Justice Department announced narco-terrorism and other criminal charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and senior leaders from his government, in a move marking a modern low point in relations between the US and the ailing socialist state.

As part of the sweeping actions announced by the Trump administration, the State Department designated Maduro and top current and former officials from Venezuela's military, parliament and judiciary under its Narcotics Rewards Program, offering multimillion-dollar bounties.

Attorney General William Barr, who announced the charges in a video news conference in Washington, said that despite the global coronavirus pandemic, US officials decided to proceed with the charges because the health emergency underscores the need for Maduro to be removed from leadership of Venezuela. Thursday's charges, he said, were"focused on rooting out the extensive corruption within the Venezuelan government.

 

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