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Nicolás Maduro Gets a Trial Date — Paid by Venezuela

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Sitting in a Brooklyn jail after a U.S. military raid isn't how most dictators spend retirement, but Maduro is making it work.

Back in January, U.S. military forces snatched ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores out of Caracas and flew them straight to New York on federal drug trafficking and weapons charges. They have been sitting in a federal detention center ever since, declaring full innocence.

Now a federal judge finally inked a trial date for next June. The wild twist? The court ruled that Maduro can pay his top-tier U.S. defense lawyers using funds directly from the Venezuelan government, overriding prosecutors who argued it broke federal sanctions laws.

State-funded defense bills for an ousted ruler facing federal narco-trafficking charges in New York might be the ultimate diplomatic perk.

Source: CNN

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  1. Self-Made Redneck
    wait so taxpayers in venezuela are literally footing the bill for his defense lawyers in NYC?? you cant make this up
    +6 solidPointing out the absurdity of state-funded defense is almost as entertaining as the actual legal circus
  2. Drive-Thru Karen
    June next year? Bro is gonna be eating Brooklyn jail food for another full year before trial even starts lol
    +3 funnyA year of Brooklyn prison cuisine is a punishment even the most hardened dictator might find hard to swallow