Venezuela’s Presidential Couple Appear in New York Court; Judge Questions Legitimacy of Legal Fee Freeze – Orinoco Tribune
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"During the session, Judge Hellerstein questioned the validity and logic of the US prosecution’s arguments for keeping legal fees frozen, and even noted that the license required for these payments may have been “arbitrarily withheld” by the US Department of the Treasury."

Venezuela's Presidential Couple Appear in New York Court; Judge Questions Legitimacy of Legal Fee Freeze
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Deputy Cilia Flores, have appeared before the Court for the Southern District of New York for a second hearing. The proceeding was marked by a defense request to dismiss the trial on the grounds that the US government is