Attorney David Schwartz Breaks Down Judge Pressing Trump Admin on Maduro Legal Fees ‪@CBSNewYork‬

0:00 Former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro appeared in federal court again in lower Manhattan today as the judge heard arguments over who exactly will pay his legal fees. 0:099 seconds Alli Bowman was there and joins us now to break it all down. Ally. 0:1212 seconds Well, Dick and Jessica, generally defendants have the right to use their own money to pay for their own legal defense. But the judge in this case is weighing whether Nicholas Maduro can use 0:2121 seconds Venezuelan government money to pay his legal fees here in New York. The judge did not make a decision in court today, 0:2626 seconds but he did emphatically declare he is not going to dismiss the case. Nicholas Maduro and wife Celia Flores wore prison
0:3535 seconds garb and headphones for translation to their pre-trial appearance Thursday. 0:3939 seconds This was the Maduro's first time back in court since the former Venezuelan president and first lady were captured by US military forces back in January. 0:4848 seconds They have plead not guilty to drug trafficking and narco terrorism charges. 0:5353 seconds In a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, the defense argued their clients should be allowed to use Venezuelan government funds to pay for their own legal team rather than use public defenders. 1:041 minute, 4 seconds If the defense can show that not all the funds are from drug trafficking, there's some legitimate funds within that, then 1:111 minute, 11 seconds they would have every right to apply for that. 1:131 minute, 13 seconds Prosecutors, however, argued US sanctions on Venezuela prevent the defendants from using their government's funds. Though the 92-year-old judge
1:221 minute, 22 seconds seems skeptical of that argument as the US has loosened sanctions on Venezuela since Maduro's capture. 1:281 minute, 28 seconds So the question becomes, is Maduro um able to access the funds belonging to a 1:351 minute, 35 seconds foreign government and that issue has not been decided by the courts. 1:421 minute, 42 seconds Outside the courthouse, protesters gathered both in support and against Maduro. The US has no right 1:491 minute, 49 seconds to violate Venezuelan sovereignty and to dictate anything about Venezuelan politics. 1:541 minute, 54 seconds I'm here because my country, I want freedom for my country. That's why I'm here today. 1:591 minute, 59 seconds Well, the judge did not say when he will make his decision. At the end of the hearing, Celia Flores's attorney raised that she is experiencing health issues 2:072 minutes, 7 seconds at the Brooklyn Detention Center where she and her husband are being held and said she urgently needs an echo cardiogram, which the government is
2:142 minutes, 14 seconds supposed to help facilitate. Oh, thanks Sally.