Washington, Jan. 6 -- US military will have a limited role in Venezuela, said Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, after top deputies to President Donald Trump briefed senior Congress leaders on the surprise military operation on Saturday, where US troops kidnapped reigning President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on narcoterrorism charges, ousting the leader from power.
Bringing the couple to Washington following their capture, the two were later taken to New York for trial on drug trafficking and related charges, with both pleading not guilty during their appearance in a Manhattan court, with Maduro declaring that he is "an innocent, decent man" and "still the president" of his country, adding that he "was kidnapped" by U...