Venezuela, Secret Negotiations: US Would Offer Maduro Amnesty If He Agreed to Leave Power

The United States is reportedly holding secret talks to push Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down in exchange for amnesty, as “overwhelming evidence” emerges that he was defeated in the recent presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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The United States is apparently trying to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down in exchange for amnesty. The American newspaper wrote: “There is overwhelming evidence that the strongman lost last month’s elections.”Three people familiar with the Biden administration’s decisions said the United States had discussed pardoning Maduro and his top aides who were indicted by the Justice Department “to persuade Maduro to leave the country before his term ends in January.”