The Trump administration is readying new action against members of Venezuela’s increasingly authoritative, socialist ruling regime for further eroding national democratic institutions. The sanctions would fall on certain members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court for a March decision that stripped the Venezuelan National Assembly of virtually all power. “These are the people who have helped this coup override the democratic order in Venezuela and should be punished for what they have done.” The court is packed with judges loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “They call it the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, and it’s packed — literally packed —with puppets who...
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