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Brent Goff interviews Ankush Khardori

January 5, 2026

Venezuela's ousted president Nicolas Maduro appears in a New York court to face drug and weapons charges. Former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori tells DW it "doesn't really matter" how Maduro ended up there.

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Ankush Khardori is a lawyer based in Washington, D.C. and also a former federal prosecutor. He spoke to DW from Virginia Beach, VA.

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