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Rep. Himes ties Jan. 6 siege to Venezuela raid as Trump's 'complete disregard for the law': Dan Haar

Himes argues that the Venezuela operation and the Jan. 6 attack reflect disregard for the law.

Rep. Himes ties Jan. 6 siege to Venezuela raid as Trump's 'complete disregard for the law': Dan Haar
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In an interview, Rep. Jim Himes linked the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, arguing that both reflected disregard for the law. He criticized the administration for not consulting Congress, while Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson defended the operation’s legality.

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Jim Himes
D · CT-4

Connecticut representative and ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration captured Maduro and whose actions Himes criticizes

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House who defended the operation after a briefing

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who expressed dissatisfaction with the Venezuela plan

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State who defended the decision not to notify Congress

ALSO MENTIONED  Dick Cheney, Former vice president referenced in a comparison about foreign intervention; Mike Pence, Former vice president mentioned in the account of Jan. 6; Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan president captured in the U.S. operation; Vladimir Putin, Russian president, cited by Himes as a hypothetical example; Xi Jinping, President of China, cited by Himes as a hypothetical example

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Jim Himes Criticizes Lack of Congressional Consultation on Venezuela Operation

Rep. Jim Himes criticized the Trump administration’s Venezuela operation and said Congress was not consulted. He questioned the operation’s legality and raised concerns about what would follow. Center outlets focus on Himes’s objections to congressional exclusion and the operation’s legality, with coverage also addressing its potential consequences and, in one article, a comparison to Jan. 6.

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