Bolton’s comments came just hours after Venezuela’s attorney general announced that Guaido was under investigation, despite the fact that members of parliament are typically immune from prosecution while in office.
Maikel Moreno, the chief justice of the Venezuelan Supreme Court, said on Twitter that Guaido’s assets would be frozen and he would be banned from the country while the probe is ongoing.
Guaido appointed himself president one week ago following deadly protests against longtime strongman Nicolas Maduro, who has presided over one of the most severe economic collapses in recent memory, despite owning the world’s biggest oil reserves.
Many of the demonstrators that spoke with CNN said that they were driven by hunger.
Maduro blames the US for the acute food shortages, soaring unemployment and massive hyperinflation that has wiped out savings in his country, accusing Washington of carrying out a campaign of economic terrorism against Venezuela.
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