Senator Marco Rubio confirmed he met with former Congressman David Rivera. who is accused of having links with the Chavista regime to discuss Venezuelan politics, not knowing that he worked with the Venezuelan dictator.
Politico newspaper reporter Gary Fineaut confirmed that the Florida senator met with David Rivera, who is accused of receiving millions of dollars for trying to bridge the gap between the government of Donald Trump in the United States and the government of Nicolás Maduro in the United States. Venezuela.
“Senator Marco Rubio, through a spokesman, admitted that he met with the former representative of the accused, David Rivera. to discuss a possible agreement on the normalization of relations between the United States and Venezuela, but I did not know that I was working on behalf of the strongman Nicolas Maduro, ”said the Fineout journalist.
The Florida Republican’s relationship or dealings with Rivera became public after federal authorities arrested the former congressman in Atlanta, Georgia after prosecutors indicted him on various counts, including illegally worked as a “foreign agent” of the Maduro government in the United States.
“Rubio’s dealings with Rivera arose Monday night after federal authorities arrested and charged the former Miami MP on eight counts, including money laundering, conspiracy and refusal to register as a foreign agent for work allegedly linked to the Maduro regime”, – reports the same edition.
According to the report, Rivera held a meeting with an anonymous senator to discuss a possible deal with Nicolás Maduro to hold free and fair elections in Venezuela, but the senator was not named.
“Rivera and Senator [anónimo] met for the first time to talk about Venezuela on July 9, 2017 in a private home in the District of Columbia, according to the indictment, ”the report said in the newspaper. “Three days later, they met at a Washington hotel with several other people, including an unidentified Venezuelan politician who, according to the indictment, attended the meeting by phone.”
With David Rivera Esther Nufer, former political consultant, under investigation who also participated in these failed attempts that took place in 2017. US law stipulates that those who do work for foreign governments must register with the authorities as “foreign agents”, and, according to the prosecution, David Rivera did not do this, the BBC explained.
For his part, Marco Rubio distinguished himself condemn the Venezuelan regime and political repression in the South American country. In addition, many Venezuelan refugees settled in Florida after leaving the government.
According to the daily newspaper Politico
Source: La Opinion
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