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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister

Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

Venezuela Maduro Rise and Fall - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Days after Nicolás Maduro’s arraignment on drug trafficking charges, a squabble has erupted over who gets to represent the former Venezuelan president in the high-stakes case.

Defense attorney Barry Pollack, who sat with Maduro in court, accused lawyer Bruce Fein of trying to join the case without authorization. Fein, an associate deputy U.S. attorney general during Ronald Reagan's presidency, said he was asked by a judge on Friday to let Maduro settle the dispute.

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