U.S. to sanction Venezuelan Supreme Court judges over National Assembly power grab
Source: Miami Herald
The U.S. will sanction some judges on Venezuela’s Supreme Court, the White House is expected to announce Thursday, as punishment for stripping the Venezuelan Congress of all powers earlier this year, a decision the court later reversed amid widespread international outcry.
The sanctions, confirmed to the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald by two Washington sources, would be the first imposed by the Trump administration against high-ranking members of the Venezuelan government that are not related to drug trafficking. The penalties are intended to continue to isolate the embattled administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which has been besieged by weeks of escalating protests following an economic collapse that has left scores of Venezuelans tired, poor and hungry.
The White House would not immediately comment.
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