Maduro’s Legal Team Is Still Up in the Air a Week After Arrest

While the world has been consumed by the geopolitical ramifications of the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a struggle is playing out over who will represent the ousted leader in his criminal case in New York.

When Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty in the narco-terrorism case during a brief court appearance Monday, he was represented by Barry Pollack, a veteran Washington defense lawyer whose former clients include WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The next day, another lawyer joined the case, Bruce Fein, a former top Justice Department official during the Reagan administration and ...