Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear for a court hearing Thursday to argue that the U.S. government is preventing him from paying his lawyer.

L'ex presidente del Venezuela Nicolas Maduro comparirà oggi di nuovo in un tribunale federale di New York. (ANSA)

Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear for a court hearing Thursday to argue that the U.S. government is preventing him from paying his lawyer.

A judge said the right to defence was paramount as prosecutors argued the couple should not be able to use Venezuelan funds to pay their lawyers.