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Venezuela releases 6 U.S. detainees after Trump envoy's meeting with Maduro

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President Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell , announced the release of the six men on social media.

The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Mr. Trump would continue the "maximum pressure" campaign he pursued against Maduro .

The meeting in Venezuela 's capital took place less than a month after Maduro was sworn in for a third term.

The backchannel talks centered on Maduro 's offer to swap eight Americans then imprisoned in Venezuela for businessman Alex Saab , a close ally of the president charged in the U.S. with money laundering, The Associated Press previously reported. No deal was struck and Grenell 's demand that Maduro step down was dismissed by the Venezuelan president's envoy. Grenell has always denied he was negotiating a hostage swap. Later, in December 2023 , the Biden administration exchanged Saab for 10 Americans as part of a policy to re-engage Maduro ahead of presidential elections..