In post-Maduro Venezuela, US eyes security chief as potential target: Sources

The Trump administration has put Venezuela’s hardline interior minister on notice that he could be at ‍the top of its target list unless he helps Interim President Delcy Rodriguez meet US demands and keep order following the toppling of Nicolas Maduro, according to three people familiar with the matter. Diosdado Cabello, who controls security forces accused of widespread human rights abuses, is one of a handful ‍of Maduro loyalists that President Donald Trump has decided to rely on as temporary rulers to maintain stability during a transition period, said one source briefed on the administration’s thinking. US officials are especially concerned that Cabello, given his record of repression and history of rivalry with Rodriguez, could play the spoiler and are seeking to force his cooperation even as they look for ways to eventually push him out of power and into exile, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News