In the United States, the Justice Department has released a memo to the public stating that President Trump had the constitutional power to deploy a U.S. military attack on Venezuela and kidnap President Nicolás Maduro and his wife without congressional authorization. The memo, released Tuesday, is dated December 23, just days ahead of the military strike on Venezuela in which at least 80 people were killed, including civilians. The U.S. attack has been widely condemned as a violation of international law.