US EditionDispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court
A judge will personally interview Nicolás Maduro to clarify which attorney he authorizes amid conflicting claims by two lawyers over his U.S. criminal representation.
- A dispute has arisen over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in his drug trafficking case.
- Maduro's court-appointed lawyer Barry Pollack accused attorney Bruce Fein of attempting to join the case without authorization.
- Fein claims he was asked by a judge to let Maduro resolve the dispute over legal representation.
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Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court
A lawyer squabble over who gets to represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his New York drug case has erupted, with an ex-Justice Department official asking a judge to let Maduro settle the dispute.
2 lawyers are engaged in a bizarre power struggle over Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026 in this courtroom sketch.Jane Rosenberg/REUTERSTwo lawyers each claim they're…
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elDiarioARLawyer Barry Pollack accumulates successes in a long career in the courts, but he will have to gird himself against the power of the State Department and the historic U.S. disdain for international criminal lawThe New York Prosecutor's Office against Maduro: accusations of drug trafficking and the appearance of 'the Chicken' Carvajal Bombarding and kidnapping by means of, the U.S. has put Nicolás Maduro before a New York court. The Venezuelan pr…
Barry Pollack, Nicolás Maduro's lawyer, said Bruce Fein was not authorized by his team or his client to join the case.
Who Is Representing Nicolás Maduro? Lawyers Spar Over Their Role in Case
Defense counsel Barry Pollack, who appeared at arraignment, says Maduro has not retained Bruce Fein. Fein, a former Justice Department lawyer, says he made his appearance based on information from “individuals credibly situated within President Maduro’s inner circle or family.”
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