Barry Pollack, left, the attorney representing Nicolás Maduro, the ousted president of Venezuela, departs a federal courthouse in Manhattan, Jan. 5, 2026. A lawyer for Maduro, who was seized from his country by U.S. forces last month and charged with federal crimes, says the Trump administration is blocking the Venezuelan government from paying Maduro’s legal fees. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times) By JONAH E. BROMWICH A lawyer for Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who was seized from…
