According to statements attributed to U.S. officials, sealed indictments were unsealed within hours. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced sweeping charges related to narcotics trafficking and weapons offenses, promising that Maduro and Cilia Flores would face American justice. The sequence itself raised eyebrows: a capture followed immediately by legal framing, rather than the reverse.
Descriptions of steel fortresses, explosions across the capital, and narrowly avoided safe rooms have not been independently established. What is evident is that power moved faster than process — and that symbolism was allowed to lead facts. A toppled strongman makes for a compelling image. A silent Congress makes for a troubling precedent. Continue reading…
