Less than a month after he was brought on to represent Donald Trump in court proceedings related to the classified documents found during the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, attorney Chris Kise — a former Florida solicitor general considered to be the most experienced member of the ex-president’s legal team — is said to have been sidelined from the case, two sources familiar with the move have told CNN. Questions about Kise’s ability to properly represent Trump in the case involving classified documents have arisen since, as a registered foreign agent of the government of Venezuela, the Florida attorney may have a difficult time obtaining the necessary security clearances to view the underlying top secret documents that are at the center of the case. By Vinnie Longobardo. Full Text -> WashingtonPress

Traducción de cortesía -> Menos de un mes después de haber sido contratado para representar a Donald Trump en los procedimientos judiciales relacionados con los documentos clasificados encontrados durante la búsqueda del FBI en Mar-a-Lago, el abogado Chris Kise -un exprocurador general de Florida considerado el miembro más experimentado de- se dice que quedó al margen del caso por el equipo legal del expresidente, según le informaron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con la medida. Han surgido dudas sobre la capacidad de Kise para representar adecuadamente a Trump en el caso que involucra documentos clasificados ya que, como agente extranjero registrado del gobierno de Venezuela, el abogado de Florida puede tener dificultades para obtener las autorizaciones de seguridad necesarias para ver los documentos secretos subyacentes que están en el centro del caso.

MAGA Republicans are rather a threat because their leader does not accept the outcome of elections when he loses them; because he does not believe that the rule of law applies to him; because he does not adhere to the culture of restraint, tolerance, and moderation; and because he is now seeking to help elect other politicians who feel the same way. In their drive to change the political system, and to ensure that they can retain power even if they lose, Trump’s followers have verbally and sometimes physically attacked Capitol police officers, election workers, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and civil servants. He and his acolytes use violent language, and they inspire violence in return. As Biden put it last night, they “tried everything last time to nullify the votes of 81 million people. This time, they’re determined to succeed in thwarting the will of the people.” By Anne Applebaum. Full Text -> TheAtlantic

Traducción de cortesía -> Los republicanos del MAGA son más bien una amenaza porque su líder no acepta el resultado de las elecciones cuando las pierde; porque no cree que le sea aplicable el estado de derecho; porque no se adhiere a la cultura de la moderación, la tolerancia y la moderación; y porque ahora busca ayudar a elegir a otros políticos que sienten lo mismo. En su afán por cambiar el sistema político y asegurarse de que puedan retener el poder incluso si pierden, los seguidores de Trump han atacado verbal y, a veces, físicamente a los agentes de policía del Capitolio, a los trabajadores electorales, al FBI, al Departamento de Justicia y a los funcionarios públicos. Él y sus acólitos usan un lenguaje violento, y ellos inspiran violencia a cambio. Como dijo Biden anoche, “intentaron todo la última vez para anular los votos de 81 millones de personas. Esta vez, están decididos a lograr frustrar la voluntad de la gente”.

Neither candidate will inherit a clear road map on how to lead an international coalition in restoring Venezuelan democracy, or even exacting any meaningful concessions from the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. As it stands, the U.S. stance is that Maduro should step down, but his power remains firmly entrenched in Caracas while the country continues on a disastrous socioeconomic decline.. By Joe Parkin Daniels. Full Text -> ForeignPolicy

In the wake of political turmoil in their own country – over disputed President Nicolás Maduro and his U.S. backed challenger Juan Guaidó – many Venezuelans believe that the U.S. presidential election will significantly affect their fate. They recognize that the policies of the U.S. government may well determine the trajectory of a transition to democracy in their country. Full Text -> The Tennessee Tribune

Trump hosted a round-table discussion in Doral, in Miami-Dade County, home to one of the largest Venezuelan communities in the United States. Flanked by Venezuelan and Cuban dissidents, Trump reiterated his administration’s support for the people of Venezuela and Cuba. “We are standing with the righteous leader of Venezuela, Juan Guaido,” Trump said, adding that he had ended the “Obama-Biden sellout to the Castro regime.”By Patsy Widakuswara. Full Text-> VOA

President Donald Trump is using “a dual approach” to Venezuela, imposing sanctions but offering “an off-ramp” if the country cooperates, former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell told Newsmax TV on Monday. By Theodore Bunker. Full Text -> Newsmax

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday walked back earlier comments that he would consider meeting Nicolas Maduro, saying he would only meet with Venezuela’s president to discuss his departure as the country’s leader. Full Text-> USNews

“I would maybe think about that,” Trump said when asked about the possibility of meeting with Maduro during an Oval Office interview with Axios on Friday, adding, “Maduro would like to meet. And I’m never opposed to meetings — you know, rarely opposed to meetings. By Brandon Conradis. Full Text -> The Hill

President Trump often talks tough in public about Venezuela’s dictatorship, but in his tell-all book, John Bolton, the president’s former national security adviser, suggests it’s just to win votes in Florida. The contention raises serious questions on whether Trump would maintain a hard line on Venezuela if re-elected. | By Andres Oppenheimer. Full Text -> Miami Herald

In his own version of how it happened, Bolton never stopped to assess the very complex target — a hardened criminal regime, not just another tropical dictator. If he ever asked the intelligence community to do its job, he might have realized that the strategy was a ruse served up by Maduro’s Cuban handlers. (Or he might have discovered an intelligence community utterly doubled-up by Cuban intelligence.) Instead, Bolton and senior advisers ruled out the use of force without weighing options for posing a credible threat and without informing the commander-in-chief who had sought such options expressly and repeatedly. By Roger F. Noriega. Full Text -> Washington Examiner