How a top State Dept. official "went rogue" over Machado's Venezuela plans

The Trump administration's official position about Venezuela's exiled opposition leader is simple: Don't help Maria Corina Machado gain entry to her home country. But Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau didn't appear to get the memo. Landau is suspected of twice miscommunicating U.S. policy to two countries about Machado, according to seven senior administration officials. Why it matters: Landau's alleged freelancing roiled the State Department for two days and led to internal arguments, inte

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