NY Trial Attorney David Schwartz on Who Should Pay Maduro’s Legal Bills ‪@PIX11News

In other news today, the ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, making his second court parents in lower 0:1717 Manhattan today. Pix Eleven's Jay Dow was inside the courtroom and has the very latest J. 0:2424 this we were here 3 months ago when the girl first appeared in court. If you recall, he did not fight being 0:3232 held at the detention center in Brooklyn today. His attorneys making a much different argument. They want 0:3838 seconds the entire case dismissed. Dueling Venezuelan protests outside Manhattan federal 0:4545 seconds court Thursday and fiery exchanges inside the courtroom between 92 year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein, federal 0:5454 seconds prosecutors and the legal team for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. But roads lead defense attorney Barry Pollack arguing that the 1:011 minute, 1 second entire case should be dismissed because the U.S. government has blocked efforts by Maduro and his wife to 1:091 minute, 9 seconds access Venezuelan government based funds for their legal defense Quote, the only remedy is dismissal. Judge 1:171 minute, 17 seconds Hellerstein quote, I'm not going to dismiss the case. Both sides agreeing with the judge that this case is unique. Assistant U.S. 1:261 minute, 26 seconds Attorney Kyle worst pushing for the government's desire to see the mud arose. Rely on federal public defenders for their defense telling the 1:341 minute, 34 seconds court, quote, it's a matter of foreign policy and national security. The judge countering quote, We are doing business with Venezuela. The prosecutor 1:421 minute, 42 seconds later adding, quote, They are accused of plundering the funds of Venezuela. The judge quote, but the accusations are 1:511 minute, 51 seconds now overwhelmed by the trial and the need to prepare for the trial. Defense attorney Pollock later making the 1:591 minute, 59 seconds argument that oil rich nation reportedly has some 18 billion dollars in new oil sales revenue, which he argues that Maduro's should be able to 2:062 minutes, 6 seconds access to fund their defense. The judge, quote, it would be such a serious step based on a hypothetical that I don't 2:142 minutes, 14 seconds think we should get into it. Now my decision will be reserved if the judge unfreeze as a portion of the assets. 2:222 minutes, 22 seconds. Then in the United States government doesn't have to pay for Missouri's defense trial. Attorney David Schwartz weighs in on what could happen now that Judge Hellerstein has 2:302 minutes, 30 seconds stated he will not dismiss the case. I think the judge can reasonably get to that result. But I stating look, there's no 2:392 minutes, 39 seconds showing here that these are 100% assets from criminal activity with the United States government. What did 2:462 minutes, 46 seconds was we froze all the assets, right? How can you prove that? 100% of it is from criminal activity. 2:562 minutes, 56 seconds And if convicted of drug trafficking and narco terrorism charges, the materials could spend the rest of their lives in prison. 3:043 minutes, 4 seconds We're live outside federal court.