“The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers”
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Witnesses (4)
- Mr. Franklin Camargo Prager University Foundation Written testimony ↗
- Ms. Gina D'Andrea General Counsel America First Policy Institute
- Mr. Thomas Padden Former Director Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Written testimony ↗
- Mr. Josh Blackman Professor South Texas College of Law Written testimony ↗
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Documents (34)
- Supporting document An article from Roll Call titled, “Appropriators backed a crime-fighting unit. DOJ closed it anyway”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX
- Supporting document An article from The Guardian titled, “Maduro is gone, bus his regime is intact. What happened behind the scenes?”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX
- Supporting document An article from The Washington Post titled, “Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iran war surpasses 200 across 7 countries”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX
- Supporting document An article from BBC titled, “Trump urges justice department to prosecute political opponents”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD
- Supporting document An article from The New York Times titled, “The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD
- Supporting document An article from The New York Times titled, “Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD
- Supporting document An article from The Guardian titled, “Libyan bombing ‘unconstitutional’, Republicans warn Obama”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD
- Supporting document An article from AP News titled, “How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt of KS
- Supporting document An article from City Journal titled, “Yes, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Are Legal”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt of KS
- Supporting document An article from Fox News titled, “Gregg Jarrett: No, Trump’s order to snatch Maduro was not illegal or unconstitutional”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt of KS
- Supporting document A copy of the Maduro indictment in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt of KS
- Supporting document A press release from The White House dated January 4, 2026, titled, “Rubio: This Is Our Hemisphere – and President Trump Will Not Allow Our Security to be Threatened”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt of KS
- Supporting document An article from the American Enterprise Institute titled, “The Long History of Presidential Discretion”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document An article from CBS News titled, “Maria Corina Machado says Maduro capture will go down in history as the day “justice defeated tyranny”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document A fact sheet from the U.S. Department of State titled, “Designation of International Cartels”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document An article from Fox News titled, “Rubio vows to eliminate Hezbollah, Iran operations from Venezuela after Maduro capture”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document An article from National Review titled, “The Trump Administration’s Actions in Venezuela Are Constitutional”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document An article from NBC News titled, “Admiral saw alleged drug boat strike survivors as legitimate targets, defense official says”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document A press release from the U.S. Department of the Treasury dated July 25, 2025, titled, “Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Cartel Headed by Maduro”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document An executive order from President Trump titled, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document A press release from The White House dated January 20, 2025, titled, “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gill of TX
- Supporting document An article from Democracy Now titled, “Trump’s War on Iran Violates International Law & U.S. Constitution: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX
- Witness document Witness Biography
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- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Statement
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Source: the official Congress.gov record for this event — https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-Congress/house-event/119073. Committee record: Committee record.