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U.S. Officials Knew a Triple Murderer Was Among Detainees Being Released From Venezuela In Deal With Maduro

The Americans repatriated (Credit: U.S. Department of State)

At least some officials in the Trump administration knew that a triple murdered was among the detainees taken from Venezuela to the U.S. as part of a large prisoner swap that included Salvadoran authorities, according to a new report.

The New York Times detailed that "at least some people in the Trump administration" knew about the criminal past of Dahud Hanid Ortiz, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing three people in Spain but fled to the South American country.

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