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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a New York federal courtroom, facing drug trafficking charges and possible life sentences. The main issue was whether they can use Venezuelan government funds to pay their lawyers, which US sanctions currently block. Prosecutors argued against it, while the defense team called it a constitutional rights violation. Judge Hellerstein seemed skeptical but held off on a ruling. Outside, supporters and critics clashed in noisy rallies. Maduro and Flores, now in jail uniforms, sat in a Brooklyn detention center, with no next hearing or trial date set. The funding dispute could shape their defense, as Venezuelas new government distances itself from Maduros era.

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