Why Did Trump Risk International Backlash To Arrest Maduro? Oil, Narcoterrorism Or Geopolitical Realignment | World News

Why would the United States risk international condemnation, potential military escalation, and accusations of illegal regime change to arrest the incumbent leader of a sovereign nation?

That question came into focus Saturday after reports claimed that U.S. special operations forces detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores and transferred them to U.S. custody to face long-standing narcoterrorism charges.

(This is a developing story.)