The United States carried out a “large-scale” attack against Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning. Maduro and his wife, Trump continued, were captured and flown out of the country.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi later announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had each been indicted in the Southern District of New York on various drug and weapons charges.
Crypto prices took a modest hit around 2 ET on reports of military operations in Venezuela involving bitcoin down about 0.5% to $89,300. At press time, just shy of 9 am ET, BTC had returned to just under $90,000.
President Trump has scheduled a press conference at 11 a.m. ET.
