Maduro & His Wife Plead Not Guilty In NY Federal Court
Outside Court Rival Protests Rage
TYLER DURDEN REPORTS
And the arraignment circus begins. With world media cameras gathered outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan and the court “perp walk” of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores [and] a gaggle of rival protest groups have gathered.
MADURO SAYS HE IS NOT GUILTY OF US NARCO-TERRORISM CHARGES
MADURO SAYS HE IS AN INNOCENT, DECENT MAN
CILIA FLORES ALSO PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO US CHARGES
CILIA FLORES SAYS SHE IS `COMPLETELY INNOCENT’
JUDGE SETS NEXT MADURO HEARING FOR MARCH 17
Maduro: “I’m innocent. I’m a decent man. I’m the president of Venezuela. I consider myself a prisoner of war.”
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The opposing groups appear to number in the several dozens each, some holding “USA hands off of Venezuela” and “US out of Latin America” signs – while others are celebrating the US ouster of the longtime socialist strongman who was accused by Washington last July of ‘stealing’ the national election which kept him in power.
Threats and slogans are being hurled in both Spanish and English across police-erected barriers. They represent the political divide not only among the Venezuelan community in the US, but also with some among contingent accused of being “paid Left-wing agitators”. But we can also imagine that more simply anti-war Americans are among them, but also without doubt pro-socialist activists. The day is about to get a lot more interesting…
NOW: Confrontations and Clashes continue between Venezuelans and Pro-Maduro Protesters outside of the NYC Court where Maduro is being processed
Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 @FreedomNTV [email protected] to license pic.twitter.com/X9KXzSJyWw
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) January 5, 2026
Some conservative pundits are claiming that among the most vocal protesters include Venezuelan-government linked agitators, or else diehard socialists.
But amid a thick information war kicking into full gear, there’s reason to question all simplistic claims and counter-claims at this point:
🚨🇻🇪 BREAKING — Even Members of the Venezuelan Opposition Are Now Demanding Maduro´s Release. pic.twitter.com/a9cXmuD0K6
— ★★★★★ Pamphlets ★★★★★ (@PamphletsY) January 5, 2026
However, plenty of Libertarians, anti-war Conservatives, and even those among Trump’s MAGA base are standing against the brazen US military invasion of Venezuela, which Trump has long admitted is to essentially ‘get back’ control of the country’s significant proven oil reserves.
BREAKING NOW: Chaos outside Manhattan federal courthouse as real Venezuelan exiles clash with pro-Maduro leftist protesters demanding his release.
The paid commie protesters have no idea what they are protesting. pic.twitter.com/liRTMVTsz9
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 5, 2026
Meanwhile, a strong counterpoint to those quickly jumping on the regime change bandwagon…
MAGA Inc. for the last 36 hours: pic.twitter.com/zD8yNZkCfP
— Dave Benner, Nemesis of Neocons (@dbenner83) January 4, 2026
In Caracas, the government under Maduro’s VP and now Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has ordered police to arrest anyone who helped the US military invasion and capture of Maduro.
And will the CIA now get its Caracas base of operations back? The US is preparing to reopen its embassy in Caracas if President Trump authorizes.
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