J[Jose E. Serrano (D-NY)], the ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee that funds the US State Department and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), has long been raising concerns about the administration's actions before, during, and after the coup that have been proven well-founded by a series of recently declassified intelligence documents released through citizens' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
"These documents show that we were absolutely right to be concerned about the administration's double-talk during and after the coup in Venezuela," said Serrano. "They lied about not knowing about coup threats before April 11, and when they claimed that the coup was a popular uprising when they knew that it was actually being planned for weeks by dissident military officers. The administration's reaction to this coup was at best a public relations disaster that seriously strained Latin Americans' confidence in our support for democratic institutions in the region. These documents directly contradict statements made by administration officials during and after the coup and seriously call into question the administration's judgment and commitment to veracity."
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"These documents show that we were absolutely right to be concerned about the administration's double-talk during and after the coup in Venezuela," said Serrano. "They lied about not knowing about coup threats before April 11, and when they claimed that the coup was a popular uprising when they knew that it was actually being planned for weeks by dissident military officers. The administration's reaction to this coup was at best a public relations disaster that seriously strained Latin Americans' confidence in our support for democratic institutions in the region. These documents directly contradict statements made by administration officials during and after the coup and seriously call into question the administration's judgment and commitment to veracity."
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