Maduro to Judge: "I'm a Decent Man. I am Still The President of My Country"
How Men Think
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🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Ousted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores made their first court appearance in Manhattan this morning to face narco-terrorism, drug and weapons charges. They two pleaded not guilty, but they managed to get in a few more words than that. While this fascinating scene was unfolding inside the courtroom, two separate factions of demonstrators surrounded the courthouse, some thanking President Trump and some wanting Maduro set free.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:15.4 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:16.0 | It is Monday, January 5th, and that was a hell of a first court appearance from the now ousted, former president of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, and his wife. |
| 0:29.3 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. This is just wrapping up as we are coming on here as of this recording. |
| 0:36.2 | But as of this recording, Rose, we should mention |
| 0:38.1 | that Maduro is still in route back to jail. So this is just happening. I don't know what we were |
| 0:45.5 | expecting, but I wasn't expecting what we got. A few fireworks. It was interesting. It was interesting |
| 0:51.6 | outside of the court, what was going on. It was interesting. |
| 0:54.7 | What was happening inside of the court and just how quickly it's all taken place from the |
| 1:01.0 | abduction this weekend that we were all shocked by to seeing him and his wife standing |
| 1:06.8 | there before a federal judge in lower Manhattan. |
| 1:11.4 | It's surreal. |
| 1:12.5 | I keep messing this up. |
| 1:14.0 | I asked you earlier. |
| 1:14.9 | It was Friday night into Saturday. |
| 1:16.9 | He was taken or Saturday? |
| 1:18.2 | Friday night. |
| 1:18.8 | Friday night into Saturday. |
| 1:20.1 | So early Saturday morning. |
| 1:21.7 | He went to bed Friday night in Caracas, says the president of Venezuela. |
| 1:30.1 | He is in our neighborhood today in prison garb making court appearances in the same damn courthouse that Diddy's trial took place |
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