More #interference with the #justice system

AP Exclusive: #Trump admin tells prosecutors to stand down on #Venezuela leader

The Trump admin has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing #criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President #DelcyRodríguez, a longtime target of the #DEA, acc/to current & former US law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House & the #oil rich nation.

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https://apnews.com/article/federal-prosecutors-venezuela-rodriguez-avoid-criminal-investigations-07226dea025e16afcf8ca3e39280fd76

AP: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader

The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. That's according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials. It's the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich nation. It’s unclear whether prosecutors had implicated Rodriguez in any crimes or whether investigators were moving toward an indictment. A Justice Department spokesperson said in an email “there was never an investigation into her to shut down.”

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It’s unclear whether prosecutors had implicated #DelcyRodríguez in any crimes or whether investigators were moving toward an indictment. A #DOJ spox claimed in an email “there was never an investigation into her to shut down.”

But #DEA records obtained by AP earlier this year show she consistently surfaced on the radar of federal law enforcement dating to at least 2018, though she has never been criminally charged in the US like several other senior Venezuelan officials.

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