Congress should call Trump to order – Femi Falana
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By Femi Falana SAN
In his second term in office, the United States President, Mr Donald Trump, has repeatedly engaged in reckless gangsterism. A few months ago, he bombed Iran without congressional approval.
In November last year, Mr. Trump threatened to attack Nigeria, gun-a-blazing over his so called Christian genocide. On December 25, 2025, Mr. Trump announced that he had launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria. Once again, he did not secure congressional approval.
Last night, he bombed Caracas, Venezuela, overthrew President Maduro and killed scores of unarmed people. After the illegal invasion, Mr Trump announced that he had captured a foreign head of state and his wife. He has since charged the couple for terrorism and dealing in narcotics in a District Court in the United States.
Apart from waging a war against Venezuela in defiance of the Constitution of the United States and international law, Mr. Trump has decided to set up a transition regime in Venezuela for the sole purpose of seizing the vast oil and gas resources of the new colony of the United States.
Notwithstanding ideological differences with the Maduro administration, the United States Congress should sanction Mr. Trump for the illegal invasion of Venezuela. We equally call on the judiciary of the United States to reject the dubious attempt by Mr. Trump to use domestic courts to subvert the sovereign rights of the people of Venezuela guaranteed by international law.
The abduction and extraordinary rendition of a sitting president of a sovereign state is indeed a blatant violation of international law. The hypocrisy and double standard of the so-called international community are so glaring.
The UN must stand with the people of Venezuela and demand justice and accountability for the fundamental breach of the United Nations Charter if the global body is to uphold the letter and spirit of Charter and claim any credibility.
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