Washington, Jan. 3 -- Rep. French Hill issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement regarding the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of the indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his spouse.

"I support President Trump's decisive action to return democracy to Venezuela and end the illegitimate narco-state. The extraction of drug kingpin Nicolas Maduro and his wife will save American lives and end repression of the Venezuelan people. The Venezuelan indicted and illegitimate leader and strongman, Nicolas Maduro, and his spouse will stand trial in the United States for their crimes so justice can be served.

"For two decades, the Chavez-Maduro authorita...