Why does Trump keep picking these people? He must listen to the last expert by self description he talks to or Jared rushes in with a ‘great pick for the Venezuela mission Mr. President.’ One permanent government hack and has been after another. This one doesn't require congressional approval. Find a retired general officer who is flat against interminable multinational mush mouth missions in sh*thole countries.
I view Abrams as a less than stellar choice myself. But ultimately Pompeo is running the show and is pretty much in lockstep with Trump.
It looks like we are likely to nationalize all the US Citgo assets and income in the US and funnel it straight to Gauido and the Venezuelan National Committee so they will be well funded and given Gauido’s educational background he is more than capable of straightening the mess out.
I look for the military to come over to Gauido pretty quickly now that Maduro’s ambassador to the US has renounced him and recognized Gauido. I don’t see us sending troops to Venezuela.