In a stunning escalation of political and military controversy, senior U.S. lawmakers have accused President Donald Trump's top officials of deliberately misleading Congress about the true nature of American actions in Venezuela, deepening a constitutional crisis over war powers and executive authority.
The allegations centre on a series of classified briefings delivered to members of Congress by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth last year, during which lawmakers say they were assured that the administration had no intention of pursuing regime change. Days later, a US military raid in Caracas resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
