Overview
- U.S. officials told lawmakers the pair hit a low steel door while trying to hide during the Caracas seizure, causing head injuries.
- Delta Force operators captured the couple, gave first aid, and flew them to New York, where both pleaded not guilty to narcotics-related charges.
- Reporters in court observed Flores staggering with head bandages and Maduro struggling at times to sit and stand.
- Flores's attorney said she may have a rib fracture or severe bruising and asked for an X-ray and full evaluation, while officials described her head wound as minor.
- Administration officials said U.S. operators were wounded in a firefight with a nearby Cuban rapid-reaction force but are expected to recover, and senior leaders briefed top legislators for more than two hours.