{"id":2605268,"date":"2026-05-20T19:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-todd-blanche-says-raul-castro-will-stand-before-us-court-strongly-suggests-us-forces-may-be-used-to-secure-him\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:54:49","slug":"ag-todd-blanche-says-raul-castro-will-stand-before-us-court-strongly-suggests-us-forces-may-be-used-to-secure-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-todd-blanche-says-raul-castro-will-stand-before-us-court-strongly-suggests-us-forces-may-be-used-to-secure-him\/","title":{"rendered":"AG Todd Blanche Says Raul Castro Will Stand Before US Court, Strongly Suggests US Forces May Be Used to Secure Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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%2Fag-todd-blanche-says-raul-castro-will-stand-before-us-court-strongly-suggests-us-forces-may-be-used-to-secure-him%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=2605268&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>The article says the Trump governance has indicted Ra\u00fal Castro, the former Cuban communist Party leader, over the 1996 deaths of four American men who were killed after Cuban forces shot down two planes tied to the humanitarian group *Brothers to the Rescue*. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is quoted saying the indictment is intended to bring Castro before a jury in the United States and that a warrant has been issued, so Castro is expected to come \u201cby his own will, or by another way.\u201d The piece also notes that five Cuban military pilots were charged and includes reactions from supporters and critics, with Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel calling the move political and unsupported by law. It further claims there is evidence implicating Ra\u00fal Castro in ordering the shootdown, despite Fidel Castro previously taking duty.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration plans to put a Castro in an American courtroom, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Department of Justice and Florida officials unveiled an indictment against Raul Castro, the former first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, in connection with then 1996 deaths of four men after Cuban forces shot down two planes affiliated with a humanitarian aid group.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche was asked if he really thought the 94-year-old power broker would ever see the inside of an American courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe indict men outside of this country all the time. And there\u2019s all kinds of different ways that we can get them here,\u201d Blanche said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2057163254988947804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 TODD BLANCHE just made CRYSTAL CLEAR to Raul Castro that he WILL be arrested, one way or another<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-daunte-wrights-warrant-for-aggravated-robbery\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was Daunte Wright\u2019s ... For Aggravated Robbery?\">warrant issued<\/a> for his arrest. So we expect that he will show up here by his own will, or by another way\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I think we ALLLL know what that other way is \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raxySliq3f\">pic.twitter.com\/raxySliq3f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2057163254988947804?\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason we indict somebody is because we want them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-sharpton-leads-calls-for-conviction-ahead-of-murder-trial-in-death-of-george-floyd\/\" title=\"Al Sharpton Leads Calls For Conviction Ahead Of Murder Trial In Death Of George Floyd\">face justice<\/a>, in front of a jury of their peers,\u201d Blanche said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow we go about doing that obviously depends on the circumstances in the case, and I\u2019m not gonna go beyond that, but we expect, we didn\u2019t indict, this isn\u2019t a show indictment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a warrant issued for his arrest. So we expect that he will show up here, by his own will or by another way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor nearly 30 years, the families of four murdered Americans have waited for justice,\u201d Blanche said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/raul-castro-indictment-trump-cuba-c04030a07c1b72442e61e72ad6d78604\">Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cThey were unarmed civilians and were flying humanitarian missions for the rescue and protection of people fleeing oppression across the Florida straits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five Cuban military pilots were also charged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cToday\u2019s announcement that the dictator Ra\u00fal Castro has been indicted by the Department of Justice of the United States for the brutal murder of four American humanitarian workers is a significant and long-overdue step toward justice.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> and his administration for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TTJWqfThUJ\">pic.twitter.com\/TTJWqfThUJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez (@Jenniffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jenniffer\/status\/2057194900395802682?\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One observer noted that an indictment preceded the U.S. raid on Venezuela to bring former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to the United States for trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to have to keep his head pretty low from now on,\u201d Peter Kornbluh, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive, said of Castro. \u201cThey\u2019re going to have no choice but to take this threat extremely seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel denounced the indictment as \u201ca political action without any legal basis\u201d that is an attempt to \u201cbolster the case they are fabricating to justify the folly of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military aggression<\/a> against Cuba.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raul Castro is accused of ordering Cuban air force pilots to shoot down two planes working with the aid group Brothers to the Rescue, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/05\/20\/us-cuba-raul-castro-indictment-updates--live\/90147988007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>. Three of those killed were U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Ashley Moody on Castro indictment: \u201cThe last administration decided we were going to\u2026coddle them into freedom. But not this administration. They took the bold step of actually bringing accountability, and understanding that accountability works.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWb1RwC3IH\">pic.twitter.com\/gWb1RwC3IH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2057191693196153027?\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the time of the incident, Fidel Castro took responsibility for downing the jets, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/article314676680.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, in 2006, the newspaper El Nuevo Herald obtained audio of Raul Castro telling Cuban reporters that he was in charge of shooting the planes out of the sky.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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