This wasn’t just one intelligence agency’s finding, it was a report that was signed by every single intelligence agency in the US. They all explicitly agreed with the conclusion that TDA is not controlled by or affiliated with the Venezuelan government.
In fact, the memo states, Maduro and top Venezuelan officials view the gang as a threat.
This is important because it makes the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, which requires an organized invasion by a foreign nation, patently illegal.
This wasn’t just one intelligence agency’s finding, it was a report that was signed by every single intelligence agency in the US. They all explicitly agreed with the conclusion that TDA is not controlled by or affiliated with the Venezuelan government.
This is important because it makes the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, which requires an organized invasion by a foreign nation, patently illegal.