This is CNN Breaking News.
Good morning, everyone.
I'm Audie Cornish.
We are following breaking news amid President Trump's military operation in Venezuela.
This morning, the search for answers.
What did it take to capture ousted President Nicolas Maduro, and was the raid even legal?
It wasn't a legal military operation.
probably violated international law.
Palau's President Trump says the US is in charge.
What does Venezuela's future look like?
If they don't make the right decisions, the United States will retain multiple levers of leverage.
And just what is the end game?
Was it really just about drugs?
We need total access.
We need access to the oil and to other things.
So here's where we begin.
That last question.
What is President Trump's end goal after the stunning takedown of Nicolas Maduro?
Today,
Maduro will make his first court appearance in New York on his way into detention Saturday night.