{"id":141367,"date":"2026-01-09T12:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=141367"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:51:06","slug":"youve-deposed-the-leader-of-a-sovereign-nation-is-that-legal-and-what-comes-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/09\/youve-deposed-the-leader-of-a-sovereign-nation-is-that-legal-and-what-comes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ve Deposed the Leader of a Sovereign Nation. Is that Legal and What Comes Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Former federal prosecutor for the Central District of California Joe McNally details the legal elements involved in the extraction and pending prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on U.S. soil.<\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/939910301\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/939910301\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/939910301\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" 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