AMERICAS · POLICY
Key Facts
—The report: The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration quietly told federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez.
—The DOJ position: A Justice Department spokesperson told the AP, on the record, “there was never an investigation into her to shut down.”
—The Tampa backstory: Two former officials told the AP that Rodríguez had also surfaced in meetings with investigators in Tampa tasked last year by former attorney general Pam Bondi with financial-crimes work on Venezuela.
