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Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

"Mountains of evidence": Maduro's trial expected to 'take some time'

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026, 9:12am

Venezuela's Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, has been formally sworn in as acting leader.

US forces seized President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas in the weekend, who today denied drug and weapons charges in a New York court, alongside his wife

He told the 92-year-old judge he is an innocent, decent man, and still Venezuela's leader.

1News US Correspondent Logan Church told Andrew Dickens the US has levelled charges against Maduro for several years.

But he says the trial will take some time, as the wheels of American justice do not turn quickly, and there’s a mountain of evidence to parse through.

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