Barry Pollack, a US trial lawyer, will take on the case as the captured Venezuelan president’s private counsel
When Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, eventually securing the WikiLeaks founder’s release from prison in the UK in 2024.
Pollack is a partner at Harris St Laurent & Wechsler, a law firm based on New York’s Wall Street in the financial district of lower Manhattan, just a few minutes walk from the federal court where Maduro pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Monday.
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grte@lemmy.ca · 77 pts · 210d
I expect a kangaroo court. But if by some chance it weren't, and Maduro were to walk and they had to send him back to Venezuela, that would be really, really funny.
Asafum@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 210d
I've been wondering how they choose what court he goes to, and I can't help but think this is the main deciding factor.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 210d
It’ll likely be New York, as that’s where he was indicted. I don’t see either side wanting to change that.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 210d
I think the judge is over 90 years old. I'm sure that's not by accident.
PostaL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 209d
Or maybe he'll "kill himself" in prison...
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 208d
I think you mean "he'll Epstein himself"
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 0 pts · 210d
I don't. The US justice system isn't that compromised just yet. It's only really stacked against the poor; if you can pay enough (which Maduro presumably can) you should be able to expect a somewhat fair trial.
demonsword@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 210d
Tell me how you can say that with a straight face, when you have people in the supreme court being openly bribed without any consequences whatsoever
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 9 pts · 210d
Oh the supreme court is rotten no argument there, but he's not being tried by the supreme court, at least not yet. The regime would have to appeal decisions at multiple levels before getting there, and by that point it won't matter anymore.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 209d
They can't appeal a "not guilty" verdict. If he walks he walks.
demonsword@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 210d
...and there you go. Even if the man is innocent, he'll be jailed for years. This corrupt administration will drag this on forever even if they lose. As you said, "by that point it won’t matter anymore".
shalafi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
Search "double jeopardy". He walks on a "not guilty" verdict.
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 209d
Appeals on acquittal are a thing. It's hard to say how or if that would be relevant in this situation since it really depends on what triggers the appeal.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 209d
Literally ruled by rapists. But it's 'not that compromised' lmao
mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 210d
The bribing without consequences is what might give someone with as much implicit access to wealth as Maduro a chance lol
PostaL@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
https://youtu.be/_n5E7feJHw0
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 210d
The judge is 92 years old.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 210d
Appointments for life are a bad idea.
Fleur_@lemmynsfw.com · 6 pts · 210d
This whole thing is so fucking dumb
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 210d
Stay away from windows.