Trump Hints at Years-Long US Oversight of Venezuela

President Donald Trump said the United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenues for years, signaling a potentially prolonged U.S. role in the South American nation following the capture of longtime leader Nicolás Maduro and his removal to the United States to face narco-terrorism and other charges. In a wide-ranging, nearly two-hour interview with The New York Times published on Jan. 8, Trump declined to set a timeline for how long Washington would retain effective oversight of Venezuela’s political and economic affairs, including its vast oil sector. “Only time will tell,” Trump said when asked how long U.S. supervision would last. Pressed on whether it would be a matter of months or a year or longer, he replied: “I would say much longer.”...