Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans

By JOSHUA GOODMAN
Associated Press Writer

MIAMI (AP) — A retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with cocaine. The stunning accusation came in a court filing Friday by attorneys for Cliver Alcalá  seeking to have thrown out narcoterrorist charges filed nearly two years ago by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. The court records raise fresh questions about what the Trump administration knew about the failed plot to oust Maduro involving Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret.