{"id":2530353,"date":"2026-01-06T05:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-defends-trumps-order-to-arrest-maduro-saying-it-saved-countless-lives\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T05:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:42:12","slug":"bondi-defends-trumps-order-to-arrest-maduro-saying-it-saved-countless-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-defends-trumps-order-to-arrest-maduro-saying-it-saved-countless-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi defends Trump&#8217;s order to arrest Maduro saying it &#8216;saved countless lives&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-defends-trumps-order-to-arrest-maduro-saying-it-saved-countless-lives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General Pam Bondi defended President Trump&#8217;s decision to order teh arrest of former Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, saying on fox News&#8217; Hannity that the action was a lawful Article II law-enforcement function and a flawlessly executed military operation that made the Western Hemisphere safer. Bondi pushed back against critics who say the president exceeded his authority and echoed Secretary of State Marco Rubio&#8217;s view that the action did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Trump\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">require congressional approval<\/a>.She outlined the criminal allegations against Maduro and his wife-linking them to narco-terrorism, massive cocaine shipments, and partnerships with groups like Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa cartel-and said removing them will reduce violence and drug-related harm in the U.S. Bondi cited several murders attributed to Tren de Aragua members and contended the arrests saved &#8220;countless&#8221; American lives; she added that Maduro and his wife are in the Southern District of New York and will face prosecution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bondi defends Trump&rsquo;s order to arrest Maduro saying it &lsquo;saved countless lives&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> defended President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> decision to arrest former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> on Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president has been criticized by many Democrats, and some Republicans, for exceeding his authority. Some have claimed Trump abused his power with the unprecedented action against Maduro. Bondi challenged those assertions and insisted Trump was well within his rights during an interview on <em>Hannity<\/em> on Fox News on Monday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4407530\/fbi-catholic-school-teacher-terrorist-list-jan-6\/\">FBI put Catholic school teacher on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-terror-suspects-are-starting-to-exploit-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmaker: Terror Suspects Are \u2018Starting To Exploit The Southern B...\u2019\">terrorist watch list<\/a> after unverified tip, Senate Jan. 6 investigation finds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4407845\/maria-machado-praises-trump\/\">Maria Machado praises Trump for his &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maria-machado-praises-trump-for-his-courageous-visions-and-historical-actions\/\" title=\"Maria Machado praises Trump for his \u2018courageous visions\u2019 and \u2018historical ...s\u2019\">courageous visions&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and &lsquo;historical actions&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4407777\/trump-tim-walz-criminally-liable-minnesota-fraud-leavitt\/\">Trump believes Walz &#8216;criminally liable&#8217; for Minnesota fraud scandal, Leavitt says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This was well within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Article II powers,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;It was a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement function<\/a> to arrest indicted individuals in Venezuela. Our military pulled off a flawless, flawless execution of that. It was amazing. America and the Western Hemisphere is safer tonight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi&rsquo;s comments echoed those of Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a> on Sunday when he appeared on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was not an action that required congressional approval,&rdquo; Rubio <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2007831235091910730\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> NBC&rsquo;s Kirstin Welker. &ldquo;In fact, it couldn&rsquo;t require congressional approval because this was not an invasion. This is not an extended military operation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will seek congressional approval for actions that require congressional approval,&rdquo; Rubio added. &ldquo;Otherwise, they&rsquo;ll get congressional notification.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi, meanwhile, explained to Sean Hannity the crimes of which Maduro and his wife were accused. She emphasized the connection to Venezuela&rsquo;s narco-terrorism and links to dangerous organizations such as Tren de Aragua and the cartels.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maduro and his wife are charged with &hellip; directing the murders, kidnapping, assaults of anyone who stood in their way and also, anyone who tried to stop their drug business,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;They are also charged with bringing tons of drugs into this country. Nicolas Maduro, is charged with over hundreds and hundreds, of tons of cocaine, flowing into our country. And, he&rsquo;s charged with working with not only TdA [Tren de Aragua] but also Sinaloa, all the cartels in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi praised Trump for his decision to get Maduro, claiming that his decisive action saved &ldquo;countless&rdquo; American lives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that this monster released countless defendants, prisons, insane asylums into our country,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not just about drugs. The president saved thousands, countless lives tonight, countless lives, but he also protected Americans from the TdA members who Maduro let into our country &hellip; opened his jails, opened the insane asylums, to come into our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406577\/seven-things-criminal-case-against-nicolas-maduro-cilia-flores\/\">SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST MADURO AND HIS WIFE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She also mentioned the murders of American women killed by members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. She said the apprehension of Maduro is a step in the process of eliminating the gang&rsquo;s criminal influence in the U.S. and preventing similar kinds of tragic murders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look at Laken Riley, look at Claretha Daniels, look at Jocelyn Nungaray, all of them, killed by TDA members. It&rsquo;s horrific, and it is going to stop,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;Donald Trump said he will make America safe again, and he stood by his words. Thanks to the help of Secretary Rubio, our intelligence community, and our great men and women in the military.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And those two tonight [Maduro and his wife] are in the Southern District of New York, and Jay Clayton is prosecuting them,&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi: Trump&#8217;s Maduro arrest &#8220;saved countless lives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2530354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-q81l0ruin-1767693783588-e1767693827379.jpg?1767675837&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34922,45476,3634,37683,50813],"class_list":["post-2530353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-nicolas-maduro","tag-pam-bondi","tag-trump","tag-u-s-foreign-policy","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-q81l0ruin-1767693783588-e1767693827379.jpg?1767675837&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530353"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530359,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530353\/revisions\/2530359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}