Venezuela latest: Gunfire reportedly heard near Caracas presidential palace as Trump officials brief Congress on Maduro raid
Gunfire heard near Venezuelan presidential palace
- Gunfire rang out near the Venezuelan presidential palace in the capital city of Caracas, Monday night, with videos showing lights from drones and anti-aircraft fire, CNN reported.
- Top officials from the Trump administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, briefed Congressional leaders on the operation that resulted in Nicolas Maduro’s capture.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday night that the briefing from Trump officials “posed far more questions than it answered.”
- Lawmakers have expressed concern over not being informed of the large-scale military operation, while Trump defended the move, saying “Congress has a tendency to leak.”
- The briefing took place hours after Maduro and Flores pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and weapons charges in a Manhattan federal court, with Maduro claiming he was captured by the U.S.