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Todd Blanche: “There's no doubt that the Venezuelan government has been…”

Featuring: Todd Blanche, Republican | United States Deputy Attorney General | National

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defends legality of Maduro's arrest

Published | Video Starts at 04:23

… one thing should be obvious to folks watching tonight, which is that the original indictment, there's already been several individuals who have pled guilty to the charges alleging that indictment. There's no doubt that the Venezuelan government has been part of a massive, a massive effort to bring cocaine into the United States for a very, very long time. And so, yes, we'll prove this case like we prove every case in I expect there'll be witnesses, I expect there'll be cooperating witnesses, there'll be documentary evidence. (04:23–04:34)

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Asserts that the Venezuelan government has long been involved in cocaine trafficking to the U.S.

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