Maduro Set to Return to US Court as He Fights Narco-Terrorism Charges

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro will reappear in a New York courtroom on March 26 as he attempts to get his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over an international dispute regarding his legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer, Barry Pollack, argues that the United States violated the ousted leader’s constitutional rights by preventing the Venezuelan regime from using funds to cover his legal expenses. Thursday’s hearing will be the first time Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear in court since their January arraignment. At the time, Maduro pleaded not guilty and claimed he was a “decent man, the constitutional president of my country.” His wife also pleaded not guilty....