According to an exclusive revelation by The Guardian, before the United States detained Maduro earlier this month, key figures in Venezuela's power circle, including the current acting president Delcy Rodríguez and her brother, the head of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez, had privately assured U.S. and Qatari officials through intermediaries that they would cooperate with the Trump administration once Maduro left. Multiple sources directly involved in high-level communications said that these contacts began last autumn and continued after Trump's call with Maduro at the end of November. Delcy clearly told U.S. officials at the time that she was ready to cooperate in the "post-Maduro era," but did not commit to helping overthrow Maduro himself. The report also stated that Rubio, who initially remained cautious about cooperating with insiders of the regime, later believed that Delcy's commitment could help avoid a power vacuum and chaos following Maduro's detention. Previously, Reuters also reported that Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello had contacted U.S. authorities. After the incident, Trump publicly stated that Delcy was "aware and supported," but neither the White House nor the Venezuelan government commented on the details.
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