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President Donald Trump has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela aimed at removing President Nicolás Maduro from power, according to The New York Times.

Trump justified the move by accusing Venezuela of flooding the U.S. with drugs, prisoners and people from mental institutions through the southern border.

Critics, including the National Review, argue that such a significant regime-change operation exceeds the CIA’s legal authority and should require congressional oversight.

President Donald Trump has secretly authorized the CIA to conduct “covert action” in Venezuela, in a campaign against the country’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, The New York Times reported.

Until now, the Trump administration has activated U.S. military to target boa

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