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An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI

A former Green Beret, Jordan Goudreau, accused the CIA and FBI of sabotaging his 2020 plot to invade Venezuela and overthrow Nicolás Maduro, claiming he had support from the Trump administration.
Goudreau's lawyers stated in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the executive branch for the failed raid, which resulted in several deaths and prison sentences for his colleagues.
The raid, known as Operation Gideon, was ridiculed and gave Maduro a public relations victory, while the U.S. Government denied any involvement in the plot.
Goudreau faces weapons smuggling charges and has been released on bond, with conditions including not leaving Florida, while prosecutors plan to present DNA evidence at his upcoming trial.

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Merchant Jordan Goudreau accuses the CIA of sabotaging invasion plan against Venezuela in 2020

The U.S. mercenary and former green beret, Jordan Goudreau, who faces federal charges for arms trafficking, publicly accused the CIA and the FBI of undermining an attempted invasion of Venezuela in 2020 that sought to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. The accusations arise when the Venezuelan head of state begins his third constitutional term after swearing in the National Assembly last Friday. Jordan Goudreau, the veteran of the Special Force…

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An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI

A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels

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A former Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI

A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.S. Special Forces colleagues in prison

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Former Green Beret Claims Trump Supported Plot Against Maduro · Global Voices

Jordan Goudreau, a former green beret (special force of the U.S. military) accused of planning an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, attacked the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this weekend, and claimed that they sabotaged their efforts to overthrow the leftist president.

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