Maduro Attorney Says Ex-DOJ Lawyer Unauthorized to Join Defense
A lawyer representing Nicolas Maduro has moved to strike a former top Justice Department lawyer during the Reagan administration, Bruce Fein, from serving on the ousted Venezuelan president’s criminal defense team.
The court filing by Washington lawyer Barry Pollack came two days after Fein joined the case, and three days after Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism and weapons charges during a brief appearance before a federal judge in Manhattan.