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Committee member calls Trump’s Venezuela raid unlawful and corrupt, cites casualties and costs
Summary
A House Judiciary committee member told the panel the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela lacked legal basis, resulted in dozens of civilian deaths, cost at least $3 billion and appeared aimed at controlling oil for political donors rather than stopping fentanyl, citing the DEA assessment.
A member of the House Judiciary committee criticized a recent U.S. military operation in Venezuela as unlawful, corrupt and costly, telling the panel: "There is no legal basis for the United States government to invade a sovereign country and kidnap its leader." The lawmaker said the operation killed "at least 40 civilians" and a total of "83 persons."
The committee member said the intervention was not about stopping fentanyl, citing the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Drug Threat…
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