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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 27 augusT 2024
Venezuelan electoral official asserts ‘lack of transparency and

veracity’ in Maduro’s reelection

By JOSHUA GOODMAN ezuela’s traditional opposi-
Associated Press tion parties, was named to
MIAMI (AP) — A Venezu- the CNE by the National As-
elan electoral official has sembly controlled by Mad-
denounced what he calls uro’s allies last year after
a “grave lack of transpar- several predecessors were
ency and veracity” in last removed.
month’s election results, His letter comes as Maduro
rebuking authorities who doubles down on asser-
declared President Nico- tions he won reelection by
lás Maduro the winner de- more than 1 million votes.
spite strong evidence to His government has defied
the contrary presented by calls from the U.S., Euro-
his opponents and doubts pean Union and even left-
from several foreign gov- ist allies from Brazil, Colom-
ernments. bia and Mexico to release
Juan Carlos Delpino is one voting records that would
of five members of the back such claims.
National Electoral Coun- Meanwhile, the opposition
cil, or CNE in Spanish, and has published online what
the only one who prior to appear to be authentic
the vote had shown a will- tallies from 80% of polling
ingness to go against the machines showing that
wishes of Maduro’s govern- its candidate, Edmundo
ment. Officials from the National Electoral Council (CNE), from left, Acme Nogal, Juan Delpino, Antonio González, won by a more
On Monday, he published Meneces, Elvis Hidrobo Amoroso, Rosalba Gil, and Carlos Quintero, hold a private meeting at the than 2-to-1 margin.
a letter on social media CNE headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 25, 2023. Associated Press Last week, the Venezuelan
detailing several alleged Supreme Court certified the
irregularities before and results and said voting tal-
on the day of the July 28 headquarters. rectors in monitoring the ezuelan people, that they lies published online by the
election. He said polling Delpino said he was in- vote-counting from the don’t help resolve our dif- opposition were forged.
centers were slow to report formed that the hourslong CNE data hub or attending ferences or promote na- Attorney General Tarek
results from automated vot- delay was caused by a the midnight press confer- tional unity but instead fuel William Saab ordered
ing machines while several supposed hacking of the ence when CNE President doubts in the majority of González to testify this
opposition volunteers were CNE platform and that only Elvis Amoroso, a ruling party Venezuelans and the inter- week in a criminal inves-
banished, in violation of 58% of results had been loyalist, declared Maduro national community,” Del- tigation over alleged at-
electoral rules guarantee- collected. the winner. pino wrote. tempts to spread panic in
ing the transparent trans- He said he decided in pro- “I deeply regret that the Delpino, an electoral ex- the South American nation
mission of tallies to CNE test not to join his fellow results don’t serve the Ven- pert close to one of Ven- by contesting the results.q

Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified

documents case against Trump

By ERIC TUCKER with widespread and long- tial election and Trump, in criminal charges, though sion last month that con-
Associated Press standing appointment if elected, could appoint the election subversion ferred broad immunity on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spe- practices in the Depart- an attorney general who prosecution faces an un- Trump and narrowed the
cial counsel Jack Smith ment of Justice and across would dismiss the case. certain future following a scope of the case.q
asked a federal appeals the government.” The case includes doz- U.S. Supreme Court deci-
court Monday to reinstate The appeal is the latest de- ens of felony charges that
the classified documents velopment in a prosecution Trump illegally retained
case against former Presi- that many legal experts classified documents from
dent Donald Trump after it consider a straightforward his presidency at his Mar-a-
was dismissed by a judge criminal case but has been Lago estate in Palm Beach,
last month. derailed by delays, months Florida, and obstructed the
U.S. District Judge Aileen of hearings before Can- government’s efforts to get
Cannon threw out the case, non, a Trump-appointed them back. He has plead-
one of four prosecutions of judge, and ultimately a dis- ed not guilty.
Trump, after concluding missal order that brought Smith was appointed spe-
that Smith’s appointment the proceedings to at least cial counsel in November
as special counsel was un- a temporary halt. 2022 by Attorney General
constitutional. It’s unclear how long it will Merrick Garland to inves-
Smith’s team then ap- take for the appeals court tigate Trump’s handling
pealed to the Atlanta- to decide the matter, but of the documents as well
based 11th U.S. Circuit even if it overturns Can- as his efforts to undo the Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump
Court of Appeals, with non’s dismissal and revives 2020 presidential election walks on stage to speak at the National Guard Association of
prosecutors saying in their the prosecution, there’s no ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, the United States’ 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26,
appeal brief that Can- chance of a trial before riot at the U.S. Capitol. 2024, in Detroit.
non’s decision is “at odds the November presiden- Both investigations resulted Associated Press