There's no question that the people in Venezuela who are still in charge of the apparatus of the government are sanctioned and indicted officials. And they've been in league with Nicolas Maduro until just yesterday. I think The president wants to give them a chance to turn a new page. Now, that's happened in the past. If you look at what's happened in Syria, as you know, Ahmed Al Shayar used to be an Islamic terrorist. (17:23–17:27)
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Asserts that President Trump wants to give Venezuelan officials a chance to change.
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