Venezuela Thread 🇻🇪 | Maduro in NY Prison | Delcy Rodriguez is Acting President | U.S. 🇺🇸 managing VZ oil assets via Qatar 🇶🇦
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Fitting. What an idiot.
Someone else from the opposition may emerge
Excellent article in WSJ on Venezuela. Ali Moshiri was the key figure in how this went down.
Bypass paywall:
Chrishaune
Veteran
You forgot.
The globalists don't play by the rules.
Never have.
They only like rules for the people when it benefits them.
We ain't following none of these people's rules.
The judge presiding over the case of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is 92-year-old U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a senior judge for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998, Hellerstein assumed senior status in 2011 but continues to handle high-profile cases.
Hellerstein is an Orthodox Jew who prominently displays the Torah verse “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof” (“Justice, justice you shall pursue”) in his chambers, and has spoken about how his faith informs his commitment to fairness. He previously oversaw the arraignment of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges in January 2026. The upcoming hearing in March 2026 will address pre-trial motions, with experts noting the case could extend for years—potentially beyond Hellerstein’s tenure given his age.
Notable aspects of Hellerstein’s career include:
- Presiding over 9/11-related civil litigation and rejecting settlements he deemed unfair.
- Overseeing cases involving Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, including denying Trump’s attempt to move his hush money case to federal court.
- Blocking the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants in 2025.
- Being recognized as tough, methodical, and fair by legal professionals.
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