It’s unclear whether prosecutors had implicated #DelcyRodríguez in any crimes or whether investigators were moving toward an indictment. A #DOJ spox claimed in an email “there was never an investigation into her to shut down.”
But #DEA records obtained by AP earlier this year show she consistently surfaced on the radar of federal law enforcement dating to at least 2018, though she has never been criminally charged in the US like several other senior Venezuelan officials.
More #interference with the #justice system
AP Exclusive: #Trump admin tells prosecutors to stand down on #Venezuela leader
The Trump admin has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing #criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President #DelcyRodríguez, a longtime target of the #DEA, acc/to current & former US law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House & the #oil rich nation.
The senior #US official said the proposal would reopen the #StraitOfHormuz in the Persian Gulf — a critical waterway for global #oil & #gas — & see #Iran commit to disposing of its stockpiles of highly enriched #uranium. The mechanism by which Iran will dispose of its highly enriched uranium is still being negotiated, the official said. #Trump has insisted that the #UnitedStates seize the material as part of his vow to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
#US & #Iran Agree “In Principle” to Reopen #StraitOfHormuz, US Official Says
The official said Iran had also agreed to dispose of highly enriched #uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed. US & Iranian officials have described the terms differently.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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