WASHINGTON: Democratic members of the US Congress said on Saturday that senior officials of President Donald Trump’s administration had misled them during recent briefings about plans for Venezuela by insisting they were not planning regime change in Caracas. The US attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Congressional lawmakers say they were not briefed before President Donald Trump launched a land attack on Venezuela and deposed President Nicolas Maduro.

Donald Trump's allies defend actions against Venezuela as Democrats condemn lack of oversight from US Congress.