Mérida, November 1, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Trump administration reportedly met with and backed the organizers of a coup attempt in Venezuela. The former was an aide to Vice President Mike Pence at the time and the latter an adviser at the Department of Veterans Affairs. A spokesperson for Pence denied that the vice president had any knowledge of the plot and said he did not know Horn. According to the Miami Herald and McClatchy, the opposition figures deny the meetings took place but not on the record. Interviewed by McClatchy, Goudreau stated that his priority was the release of Berry and Denman.