A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by John Lamparski / AFP via Getty Images)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro drives down an expressway after departing the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO / AFP via Getty Images)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro drives down an expressway after departing the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO / AFP via Getty Images)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by John Lamparski / AFP via Getty Images)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for his federal court appearance, on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (C) attends a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is U.S. President Donald Trump's second Cabinet meeting of 2026 and the first since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran on February 28. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)