JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – He may be the ousted President of Venezuela, but Nicolás Maduro is navigating the U.S. justice system. His attorneys are expected to argue he is shielded by head-of-state immunity.
On Monday, Maduro pleaded not guilty in a New York court, telling a federal judge in Spanish that he was “captured.”
“I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country,” Maduro said.
Maduro will now move through the legal process like any other defendant.
Jeremy Rosenthal, a nationally renowned prosecuting and defense attorney and legal analyst, joined News4JAX Anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show on Thursday.
Rosenthal said the circumstances surrounding Maduro and his wife are unusual. It’s unprecedented to seize a foreign leader in another country and bring him to the U.S. However, he believes the Supreme Court says how a defendant gets here does not necessarily bar prosecution. Hamilton and Rosenthal discussed the path forward.
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