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This week, the world has watched as the US captured a foreign head of state, boarded oil tankers, and threatened military action against more countries. International human rights lawyer Jared Genser has extensive experience working against dictatorships and has been called "the extractor" for his work freeing political prisoners. He joins Christiane from DC to make sense of all of this.   Also on today's show: actor Ethan Hawke; reporters/authors Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America is roiled. At home and abroad, from Minnesota to Venezuela, the actions of the Trump administration have put the country on edge. Senator Bernie Sanders joins the program from the Capitol Building to discuss it all.  Also on today's show: CNN Correspondent Paul Newton; MSF Secretary-General Christopher Lockyear; Atlantic staff writer David Frum  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reacting to President Trump's threats against Colombia, President Gustavo Petro hit back by vowing to "take up arms" to defend his country. Trump and Petro have clashed from the very start when Petro initially refused to take Venezuelan migrants Trump was deporting, then over the war in Gaza, and US military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels. The US even suspended Petro's visa and sanctioned him last year. But could this really spiral into an American assault on Colombia? Juan Manuel Santos was the country's president for eight years until 2018, and he joins Christiane from there.   Also on today's show: Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Ian Bremmer, Founder and President, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh instability is unfolding in Venezuela, after reports of overnight gunfire near the presidential palace in Caracas. With Nicolás Maduro now in US custody, his allies are moving swiftly to consolidate power at home, even as Washington insists it is shaping the transition. Independent US Senator Angus King joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss what he believes the Trump administration’s intentions are, and how far those efforts have gone so far.  Also on today's show: Former NSC Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez; Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Oleksandr Merezhko; Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto Jason Stanley    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to narcoterrorism charges in New York after being captured by the United States in an audacious military operation over the weekend. We get the details from the courtroom. And Christiane asks former Acting US Ambassador to Venezuela Todd Robinson whether the US should run the country as President Trump said.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices