US offers $25M reward for info leading to Maduro’s arrest as third term begins

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By Kennedy Felton (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Video Editor)

The U.S. State Department is now offering $25 million for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The move to raise the bounty from its initial $15 million came as Maduro was sworn in for his third term as president on Friday, Jan. 10, despite evidence that he lost the election to opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez in July 2024.

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The Biden administration does not recognize Maduro as the rightful president of Venezuela, and has said that he should step down, saying that the exiled Gonzalez should take his place.

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Gonzalez has presented thousands of public vote tallies that show he handily won the presidential election, and he recently met with President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. to thank Biden for his support.

Gonzalez is facing the threat of arrest if he returns to Venezuela. Additionally, the country’s defense minister rejects any notion that Gonzalez should be president. The defense minister said that Venezuela’s armed forces would only recognize Maduro as president.

The White House said that the reward for Maduro’s arrest is meant to show “solidarity with the Venezuelan people” and put pressure on Maduro and his allies.

The U.S. State Department also raised the arrest bounty on Venezuela’s interior minister from $10 million to $25 million and added a new reward of $15 million for the capture of the country’s defense minister.

The U.S. Treasury Department also announced on Friday that it is placing new sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials to freeze any assets they have in the United States.

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[KENNEDY FELTON]

THE U-S IS NOW OFFERING 25 MILLION DOLLARS FOR INFO LEADING TO THE ARREST OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO.

THE MOVE TO RAISE THE BOUNTY FROM ITS INITIAL 15 MILLION OFFERING CAME AS MADURO WAS SWORN IN FOR HIS THIRD TERM AS PRESIDENT FRIDAY DESPITE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE HE LOST THE ELECTION TO OPPOSITION LEADER EDMUNDO GONZALEZ.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MADURO AS THE RIGHTFUL PRESIDENT AND HAS SAID MADURO SHOULD STEP DOWN AND THE EXILED-GONZALEZ SHOULD TAKE HIS PLACE.

GONZALEZ HAS PRESENTED THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC VOTE TALLIES SHOWING HE HANDILY WON THE ELECTION AND RECENTLY MET WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN D-C, THANKING HIM FOR HIS SUPPORT.

GONZALEZ IS FACING THE THREAT OF ARREST IF HE RETURNS TO VENEZUELA AND THE COUNTRY’S DEFENSE MINISTER REJECTS ANY NOTION HE IS THE PRESIDENT.

VOWING THAT THE NATIONAL ARMED FORCES OF THE COUNTRY WILL ONLY RECOGNIZE MADURO AS PRESIDENT.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE REWARD FOR MADURO’S ARREST IS MEANT TO SHOW “SOLIDARITY WITH THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE” AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE DICTATOR AND HIS ALLIES.

ALTHOUGH, SOME SAY THE THREAT OF ARREST MAY MAKE MADURO MORE LIKELY TO WANT TO STAY IN OFFICE AS HE WOULD BE LEFT UNPROTECTED IF HE STEPPED DOWN.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT RAISED THE ARREST BOUNTY ON VENEZEULA’S INTERIOR MINISTER FROM 10 MILLION TO 25 MILLION DOLLARS AND ADDED A NEW REWARD OF 15 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE COUNTRY’S DEFENSE MINISTER.

THE U-S TREASURY DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S PLACING NEW SANCTIONS ON EIGHT VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS, FREEZING ANY ASSETS THEY HAVE IN THE U-S.

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