The problem is that our Secretary of State declared that Maduro was a "fugitive from American justice" whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean, so I don't think there are any deals to be cut - Maduro is lining up to be Trump's Noriega or Saddam Hussein or Ghaddafi or whatever example one wants to use. And Trump ordered Grenell to cease discussions in a phone call he made while he was in the middle of meeting with DOD leadership. I know, I know, he was trying to pretend he was tough in front of the generals and admirals, but still.
We seem to be ignoring all of the other cartels that are a bit closer and have killed far more Americans than Venezuela's cartels. Kind of odd that Trump has zeroed in on them, and talked about regime change and declared they are unlawful combatants, and Rubio declared he was a fugitive from American justice, etc.
I absolutely hope I'm wrong and that nothing happens, but somebody is 100% coaching him on the specific language to use, trying to shoehorn it into the stuff passed after 9/11, and that can't be a mistake.