Maduro defense, prosecutors argue over blocked funds to pay for legal team

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Maduro defense, prosecutors argue over blocked funds to pay for legal team

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s attorney argued that Caracas should pay legal fees for him and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a Thursday hearing, arguing that the two cannot afford legal representation on their own.  Maduro and Flores were captured by the U.S. military in January and are facing drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in…