The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.
NEW: A classified CIA assessment concluded senior figures within Maduro’s inner circle—including VP Delcy Rodríguez—would be better positioned to lead a temporary government in Caracas than Machado’s opposition if Maduro left power.
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