Trump DOJ Says In Court Maduro Removed Due To Illegal Mining

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal court in a filing that U.S. force against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was justified in part by humanitarian harms tied to illegal mining. In…

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