Our criminal justice reporter Jonah E. Bromwich describes the scene as Nicolás Maduro, the captive president of Venezuela, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan, and what is set to happen next.
By Jonah E. Bromwich, Rebecca Suner, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer, John Pappas, James Surdam and Nikolay Nikolov
January 6, 2026


