I doubt even Liz would.
Posted on 05/28/2026 7:34:31 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich nation.
It’s unclear whether prosecutors had implicated Rodríguez in any crimes or whether investigators were moving toward an indictment. A Justice Department spokesperson said in an email “there was never an investigation into her to shut down.”
But DEA records obtained by The Associated Press earlier this year show she consistently surfaced on the radar of federal law enforcement dating to at least 2018, though she has never been criminally charged in the U.S. like several other senior Venezuelan officials.
The directive to pause scrutiny into Rodríguez was meant to avoid upsetting the administration’s efforts to stabilize Venezuela after the capture of her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, among other reasons, the official said. It was not clear whether the White House, which deferred comment to the Justice Department, was involved in the decision.
“Everybody has been told to stand down,” one of the former officials said.
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The Queen of the Cartels, allegedly
Edmundo Gonzalez should have been seated as he actually won the election.
And drug boats are still coming out of Venezuela daily.
Fundamentally, Americans have to repent of their drug use to dry up the problem.
I understand why many use drugs, but there is no excuse to using them.
Vichy Socialists. That would work for us. Puerto Rico without citizenship. Take away the fascist element and watch the people grow into a democracy.
The New York Slimes, AP, boy no wonder you are such a misinformed person. Perhaps you can bring us Iran’s propaganda, along with China’s.
Delcy is alright. She is hot. All that matters.
There was an old Mafia saying “We don’t go anywhere we are not wanted”. If there were no market for drugs, prostitution, loan sharks, marketing stolen goods, fraud, gambling etc, the cartels, the Mafia and most of organized crime and the lawyers, government officials, and politicians who support them would not exist. Sadly since many Americans have adopted an epicurean, hedonistic, neo pagan life style and values, such organizations are here to stay.
Yes, Delcy is a problem. some bad connections for sure.
Or was.
Funny how the press was content not to complain about her all these years.
Funny how the press isn’t calling for free elections, etc.
“And drug boats are still coming out of Venezuela daily.”
Let them come out so they can be destroyed.
I doubt even Liz would.
that’s kind of a stretch, she’s not fat and that’s about it
Obviously we made a deal and this is part of it. I’m perfectly fine with that so long as they uphold their end of the deal (ie the oil goes to the US, Chinese/Russian intel agents out, they release the political prisoners, etc).
Yep. A deal was made and her indictment is the Sword which hangs over her head from now on.
She is a dyed in the wool commie....just biding her time.
If she had the guns, she would be Maduro 2.0
Free elections will send her into the dust bin of history.
We should not be continuing to maintain the repression of a people who deserve freedom, all for the sake of oil, That will eventually come back to haunt us big time.
No excuse to using them? How about pain, depression, addiction, bills, taxes , insurance, life is becoming more and more complicated, medical bills and the whole medical racket where the patient is left out of the decision making for their own wellbeing. That’s just for starters.
I’m speaking about using them recreationally. The type of drugs the cartels tend to sell falls into the recreational category.
My position doesn’t change, because we can’t be tempted if we don’t buy it.
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And recreation. Don’t forget recreation.
Liz might.
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