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Is Judge Hellerstein Too Old To Try Maduro?

Jeffrey Toobin thinks the distinguished jurist is ‘simply too old,’ but the Constitution takes a different view.

In this courtroom sketch, President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear in Manhattan federal court with their defense attorneys Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanchez, Monday, January 5, 2026, at New York.
In this courtroom sketch, President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear in Manhattan federal court with their defense attorneys Mark Donnelly and Andres Sanchez, Monday, January 5, 2026, at New York. Elizabeth Williams via AP