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US prosecutors say Maduro plundered Venezuela in legal fees court battle
US prosecutors argued in court that Nicolás Maduro and his wife should not be allowed to use Venezuelan state funds to pay their legal fees, claiming those funds were plundered. A judge ruled that the right to defence was paramount. The case centres on access to frozen Venezuelan assets for legal representation.
A judge said the right to defence was paramount as prosecutors argued the couple should not be able to use Venezuelan funds to pay lawyers.