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Podcast: The Beat with Ari Melber
Episode: Maduro & Wife Plead Not Guilty
Description: January 5, 2026; 6pm; Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to charges that include narco-terrorism and drug trafficking in a federal courtroom in Manhattan. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on the deepening confusion about the Trump administration’s motives, goals, and plans in Venezuela. Plus, Ambassador James Story and General Barry McCaffrey join.
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