US Captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

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Over the weekend, American special forces captured and extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Attention shifts now toward New York where Maduro will appear in court for charges of drug trafficking and narcoterrorism. David French and Elizabeth Neumann join Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll to discuss possible reasons for the capture, America’s history with executing regime change, and what could come next for the US and Venezuela. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: -Join the conversation at our Substack. -Find us on YouTube. -Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUEST: Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert who has served across three presidential administrations: on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush, as an advisor to the office of the director of national intelligence during the Obama Administration, and as the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief of staff and assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the first Trump administration. Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News. David French is a columnist for The New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch and author of Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And you can easily imagine a situation in which it would be lawful to intervene in Venezuela over Maduro.
0:07.7	But that is not what happened here.
0:09.9	And that's why, although I am relieved Maduro's gone, the ends do not justify the means.
0:15.8	And the means are so alarming that they overwhelm the virtuous elements of the ends.
0:25.1	Music so alarming that they overwhelm the virtuous elements of the ends. From Christianity Today, you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people, events,
0:30.1	and issues that are shaping our world. I'm Clarissa Mall, producer and moderator of the bulletin.
0:36.0	This week, the U.S. and Latin America respond to the audacious
0:39.1	capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife. All eyes turn toward
0:45.4	New York, where the U.S. legal system will now prosecute the couple, and nations around the world
0:50.2	wonder what the future might hold for them as the Trump administration issues
0:54.3	veiled threats against other countries. Welcome to the show.
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1:35.8	Hello, listeners. Welcome to our Tuesday show, where we let you know what's catching our
1:39.8	eye as the week begins. Joining me today is senior contributor, Mike Kosper. Hi, Mike.
1:45.0	Hey, good morning. Sorry for my scratchy voice. Hopefully it will be recovered by the end of the week.
1:50.3	Over the weekend, American Special Forces executed an extraordinary plan to capture and extract
1:56.0	Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife.
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