Maduro Indictment, What Next? Shawn Ryan TAKES ON Dan Crenshaw | Ep 622

Jan 6, 2026

Tim Parlatore, a former Navy JAG officer and managing partner at Parlatore Law Group, provides legal insights on the U.S. military's bold operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. He discusses its implications, comparing it to past military actions and analyzing the legal precedents involved. The conversation delves into the weaknesses exposed in Russian air defenses, the future governance of Venezuela, and potential U.S. strategies for other nations. Additionally, Tim addresses the complexities of birthright citizenship and the legal landscape surrounding Sean Ryan's dispute with Congressman Dan Crenshaw.

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Legal Precedent For Capturing Leaders

Tim Parlatore says capturing an indicted, illegitimate leader abroad is legally comparable to the Noriega operation.
He argues the Venezuela extraction matched legal precedent and was tactically superior to Panama.

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Operation Exposed Weakness In Air Defenses

Parlatore highlights the operation's complexity beyond the bin Laden raid because it targeted a defended military base.
He predicts global consequences for Russian arms sales after their systems failed in Venezuela.

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Electronic Warfare Undermined Defenses

Parlatore credits Navy Growlers and jamming for neutralizing Venezuelan air defenses alongside maintenance failures.
He suggests electronic warfare and poor upkeep, not just raw tech, enabled the success.

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The Department of War, lead by Pete Hegseth showed its superior strategic abilities in the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The sleek, deceptive, surgical extraction started with the CIA's informant inside Maduro's inner circle. The U.S. Navy surrounded Venezuela with battleships, destroyers and aircraft carriers, as Navy Growlers and F-35s decimated Venezuela's air defense systems. The multi-billion dollar Russian defenses failed to intercept a single U.S. aircraft. From there, U.S. military helicopters dropped Delta Force operators inside a fortified military compound. Isolated and vulnerable, Maduro and his wife were extracted before they could escape. It was an extraordinary feat that put the world on notice of the U.S. military's might. Maduro's extraction has legal precedent as both the Biden and Trump administration recognized him as an illegitimate leader. Maduro is facing 4 counts in the federal indictment, including narco-terrorism charges. He is represented by Barry Pollack, who also defended Julian Assange of Wikileaks. President Trump is hoping to end the abuse of birthright citizenship by illegal immigrants and foreign nationals. The Supreme Court will weigh in on the issue and the interpretation of the 14th amendment. Tim Parlatore is representing Shawn Ryan in the dispute with Congressman Dan Crenshaw. The botched non appearance by the Congressman on Shawn Ryan's Show has been highly publicized online as insider trading accusations have come up. Tim walks us through the messy situation and where it stands as of now.

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Tim Parlatore

Managing Partner | Parlatore Law Group

https://parlatorelawgroup.com/

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