How Manhattan Federal Court Would Handle the Trial of a President
The New York Times••world
Key Points:
- Nicolás Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, their son, and three others were indicted on charges of cocaine trafficking and narco-terrorism following a U.S. military raid in Venezuela's capital.
- The defendants were flown to Newburgh, New York, on a Justice Department jet and are expected to appear soon in Manhattan federal court, where the case will likely proceed with a plea of not guilty and pretrial detention.
- The indictment, announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi, was returned by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, with prosecution to be handled by Jay Clayton’s office and Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein presiding.
- President Trump suggested the trial location might be decided between New
