Post B1yuU2b0fv2nPmAIOO by Nonilex@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #B1ysT0y12vLOAHJD0K by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T16:58:06Z
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#Maduro & wife #CiliaFlores are about to appear in court. The Maduros’ appearance in Federal District Court in Manhattan could be brief. He & his wife, who are being at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, are expected to enter pleas of not guilty, & a judge will almost certainly order them detained. It could be well over a year before a jury is seated to weigh the evidence against them.Here again is the indictment →https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl#law #Venezuela #Trump #oil
(DIR) Post #B1ysqTzlHoHAr2JeEK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:02:21Z
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Mark E. Donnelly, a lawyer from Houston, will be representing Maduro’s wife, #CiliaFlores. Donnelly is a former federal prosecutor & is now in private practice with a Houston law firm.There are nearly 2X as many journalists as the 3-dozen members of the public who were kept in a line in the hallway prior to the opening of the courtroom where #Maduro & Flores are to make their initial appearance.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1yt3sfcr6w19EHniS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:04:46Z
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5 “overflow” courtrooms where spectators would be able to watch the proceedings on large screens are set up to be filled as needed after the actual courtroom was filled.#Maduro is charged in a narco-terrorism conspiracy & a conspiracy to import cocaine, among other charges, & will likely plead not guilty.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1ytFODzsT54CIqomO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:06:51Z
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Judge Hellerstein has entered the courtroom & the proceeding is beginning. #Maduro has appeared, wearing a shortlseeve navy shirt over orange jail garb. His hair is streaked with grey & he is taking notes.Maduro is wearing black over-the-ear headphones, likely for translation, as is his wife, #CiliaFlores, who is sitting 2 seats away from him in a similar same navy & orange outfit.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1yte5vB4CJYfZpQ8m by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:11:18Z
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Judge #Hellerstein says that it is his job to ensure a fair proceeding & a fair #trial, if it comes to that. “That’s my job & that’s my intent,” he says. He is now summarizing the indictment.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1ytvVYV0ptJ5zWYjY by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:14:27Z
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#Maduro is standing & speaking in Spanish, saying he was captured at his home in Caracas, #Venezuela. As he starts speaking rapidly, Judge #Hellerstein interrupts, telling him “there will be time & place to get into all of this,” & that for now he is asking only for his identity. Maduro repeats that he is, in fact, Nicolás Maduro Moros.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #CiliaFlores #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1ytwcnRZlqNqK2y6i by peterbrown@mastodon.scot
2026-01-05T17:14:37Z
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@Nonilex it might be to everybody’s benefit just to let him go back to Venezuela on bail. After all, the US government has demonstrated clearly that they can retrieve him from wherever he may be if he doesn’t turn up!
(DIR) Post #B1yuCJeCXVaf5QCpHs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:17:28Z
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Ousted #Venezuela President Nicolás #Maduro has hired prominent #criminal defense lawyer #BarryPollack, who long represented #Wikileaks founder #JulianAssange….#Pollack, a veteran Washington #trial lawyer, filed a notice of appearance Monday as Maduro’s attorney in the #SDNY narco-terrorism case, ahead of a hearing scheduled for noon.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #CiliaFlores #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/nicolas-maduro-hires-julian-assange-lawyer-for-criminal-defense
(DIR) Post #B1yuOc6DlGlpmzAxkm by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:19:43Z
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#Maduro clearly intended to make a personal statement about his situation; instead, he was forced to conform to the rules of the courtroom, where the judge is the highest authority.Maduro says he has the indictment in his hands “for the very first time.” Judge Hellerstein asks, “Would you like me to read it to you?” Maduro responds through an interpreter, “I would rather read it personally.”#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1yuU2b0fv2nPmAIOO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:20:42Z
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“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” #Maduro says, asked for his plea. His lawyer clarifies that he is pleading not guilty to all 4 counts against him.Maduro, in response to questions from the judge, says he had not seen the indictment before appearing in court & he does not know his rights. This suggest that he & his lawyer may not have had much time to discuss the case before the hearing.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B1yuiVuAVALoMx1lI0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:23:19Z
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Judge Hellerstein turns to #CiliaFlores, Maduro’s wife and co-defendant.As his wife stands in court, #Maduro sits back in his chair, his arms on the armrests. Occasionally, he clasps his hands in a prayer motion & lowers his head. He’s fidgeting & glancing around, then bowing his head.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1yv00aVg0JWSBAsme by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:26:28Z
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Judge Hellerstein asks what would usually be rudimentary, housekeeping question: the date & time of the arrest. The prosecutor responds that the defendants entered law enforcement custody on 11:30 AM on Jan. 3. He does not mention the #military raid on #ForeignSoil that led to that apprehension.The manner of apprehension will not be dealt with by the judge. That is established #law. Judge only deal with the charges in front of them in the #indictment.#law #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1yvPXAhfTGIkYH7po by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:31:05Z
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At initial hearings, a prosecutor usually summarizes the evidence in the case, like recordings, documents & other materials seized in searches. We may hear that soon from Kyle A. #Wirshba, an assistant #USattorney.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1yvQICmnXr2ccbx6e by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-01-05T17:31:05Z
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@Nonilex Trying to rush through before a federal judge or members of congress put a halt to it ???
(DIR) Post #B1yvXhWr2ldZBmWxc0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:32:33Z
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#Maduro, having been stopped earlier from speaking freely, is more tentatively testing his limits here in court. He tells the judge that he “would like to ask that my notes be respected and that I be allowed to keep them.” Judge #Hellerstein, sounding a little surprised, says, “I believe you are entitled to keep them.”Maduro’s lawyer, Barry #Pollack, says he is “not seeking release at this time” on bail but that he may later.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1yvq4FtHnqEt0Lzns by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:35:26Z
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#Pollack notes he may file motions concerning Maduro’s role as head of a #SovereignState, & adding that “there are questions about the legality of his #military #abduction,” he adds. If Pollack files some kind of unlawful apprehension motion, that is when the issue will be addressed, as I mentioned earlier, it won’t be addressed today.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Maduro #CiliaFlores #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1yvyAoInZeBX6JZ8S by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T17:37:11Z
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#Pollack says #Maduro has health problems that will require attention, & #CiliaFlores’ lawyer says she has more severe injuries that will also need attention. Neither gave specifics.Judge #Hellerstein says he will see everyone in court on March 17 for the next hearing. The defendants are being led out.#MafiaState #law #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1ywHCc2K2yGcleQqG by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-01-05T17:40:36Z
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@Nonilex Those idiots in the military probably heard Trump's words about handling suspects backnin his first term.
(DIR) Post #B1yy5My8BwadB3TGjo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-01-05T18:01:03Z
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As #Maduro stood to leave the courtroom with federal officers, a man in the audience stood & spoke forcefully at him in Spanish, calling him an “illegitimate” president.The man, 33-yr-old Pedro Rojas, said later that he had been imprisoned by the Venezuelan regime.As US Marshals led Maduro from the courtroom, Maduro looked directly at the man & shot back in Spanish: “I am a kidnapped president. I am a prisoner of war.”#MafiaState #law #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw 🧵
(DIR) Post #B1z26HoVFBuHIKezrs by yianiris@kafeneio.social
2026-01-05T18:45:58Z
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Do they have a right of speedy trial? Or is it by rejecting a petition to be released they lose that right?@Nonilex
(DIR) Post #B1z4gLNhel8Wh2RitM by theothersimo@mastodon.social
2026-01-05T19:14:54Z
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@Nonilex what statute defines narco-terrorism?
(DIR) Post #B1zMAWlHbjLrtfSCTw by courtcan@mastodon.social
2026-01-05T22:30:46Z
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@Nonilex I mean...I don't know much about any of this kind of thing, but aren't Rojas and Maduro both assessing this accurately?
(DIR) Post #B20n8v19LTxwSzICw4 by Cassandra@ottawa.place
2026-01-06T15:07:50Z
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@Nonilex Does that mean no court oversight for more than two months?