Trump administration directed Miami prosecutors not to pursue criminal probes of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez

What did the administration tell prosecutors to do?

According to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials cited in the reports, federal prosecutors in Miami were told not to pursue criminal investigations involving Delcy Rodríguez AP NEWS,CBC News.

Why was this directive reportedly given?

Officials cited by the reports said the instruction was meant to avoid disrupting the administration’s efforts to stabilize Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s capture and to support improving relations with the country U.S. News & World R…,Independent.

Was Rodríguez already facing charges in the United States?

The reports say she has never been criminally charged in the U.S., and the Justice Department said there was never an investigation into her to shut down. At the same time, DEA records reviewed by AP showed she had surfaced in federal law-enforcement records since at least 2018 AP NEWS,Los Angeles Times.