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4. It's being widely reported:
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 09:48 AM
Friday

'Maduro pardon? Truth behind viral claim about Donald Trump and '2020 rigged election'...A claim has gone viral that President Trump is considering a pardon for Venezuela's Maduro in exchange for him claiming they helped rig the 2020 election.'

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/nicolas-maduro-pardon-truth-behind-viral-claim-about-donald-trump-and-2020-rigged-election-101769724052863.html

And...

'MAGA Thinks Maduro Will Prove Trump Won in 2020...The capture of the Venezuelan leader has revived a debunked conspiracy theory.'

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/maduro-venezuela-conspiracy-theory/685599/

And...

'Election deniers think Maduro’s capture will expose plot to steal 2020 vote'

"When President Donald Trump authorized an overnight military action Saturday in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, he said the goal was to bring the Venezuelan leader to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking charges — and to take control of the country’s oil fields."

"But some prominent far-right figures — as well as a top U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official — are suggesting Trump actually captured Maduro for another reason: Because the Venezuelan strongman has key evidence to support a fringe conspiracy theory that his country helped voting machine companies rig the 2020 election."

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/election-deniers-think-maduros-capture-will-expose-plot-to-steal-2020/

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