President Donald Trump has authorized the CIA to prepare covert operations inside Venezuela as part of a broader pressure campaign on the Nicolás Maduro regime, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
According to the Times, Trump signed off on CIA planning for clandestine measures that officials described as potential “battlefield-shaping” actions.
The paper reported that while the president has not authorized U.S. combat troops on the ground, the CIA has been instructed to develop options that could include sabotage, cyber operations, psychological campaigns, or other covert tools.
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