A U.S. Journalist who was detained in Venezuela has returned safely to South Florida. NBC 6 Reporter Laura Rodriguez explains.
Trump administration officials say there are no U.S. plans to intervene militarily in the crisis in Venezuela. That's despite the fact that President Donald Trump and others have repeatedly said all options on are on the table to support the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro.
The special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams and director of the U.S. Agency for International Development Mark Green told Congress that the administration is promoting a peaceful political transition in Venezuela. Both said their instructions were to work only to that end.
Abrams said the administration was wholly focused on exerting diplomatic and economic pressure on Maduro through sanctions. He said more sanctions would soon be announced and foreign banks may be targeted if they are found to be assisting Maduro in hiding state assets.
Abrams and Green testified Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The U.S. is among more than 50 governments to recognize Juan Guaido as interim president, arguing that Maduro's re-election last year was illegitimate.
