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The Trump administration has moved to block the Venezuelan government from covering the legal expenses of former Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> as he fights federal drug trafficking and weapons charges in New York, according to a court filing from his attorney.<\/p>\n

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in federal court<\/a> in New York on Jan. 5 to drug trafficking and weapons charges, days after American forces captured them at the presidential palace in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

In a letter to U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein<\/a>, who is overseeing the case in the Southern District of New York, Maduro\u2019s lawyer, Barry Pollack, said the U.S. was preventing the Venezuelan government from covering his client’s legal fees.<\/p>\n

“The government of Venezuela has an obligation to pay Mr. Maduro\u2019s fees. Mr. Maduro has a legitimate expectation that the government of Venezuela would do so, and Mr. Maduro cannot otherwise afford counsel,” Pollack wrote.<\/p>\n

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In the letter, dated Feb. 20, Pollack argued that under “Venezuelan law and custom, the government of Venezuela pays the expenses of the President and First Lady.”<\/p>\n

Pollack said that Maduro and the Venezuelan government were subjected to sanctions<\/a> by the Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and his legal counsel would need to be granted a license to represent him and be paid.<\/p>\n

While Pollack said OFAC granted licenses<\/a> for both Maduro and Flores on Jan. 9, Maduro’s license was amended “without explanation” to not allow the Venezuelan government to pay for his defense costs.<\/p>\n

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Flores’ license was not impacted, according to Pollack.<\/p>\n

Pollack said that OFAC is “interfering with Mr. Maduro\u2019s ability to retain counsel” and violating his Sixth Amendment right to counsel<\/a> of his choice.<\/p>\n

Maduro’s attorney said OFAC has not responded to his request to reinstate the original license and threatened to take legal action if it continued to do so.<\/p>\n

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“If OFAC fails to act on the request to reinstate the original license, or denies that request, Mr. Maduro will file a formal motion in the coming days seeking relief from the Court,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military conducted an operation to capture Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3. He was flown to New York, where he is being held in a federal jail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy<\/a>, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.<\/p>\n

Flores faces three charges: cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a> for the Southern District of New York and the Treasury Department for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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