Rubio testifies in trial of ex-Florida congressman allegedly hired by Maduro government to lobby for Venezuela

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Reports differ across sources; according to cbsnews.com, federal prosecutors allege that Rivera worked alongside his codefendant, Esther Nuhfer, to influence the first Trump administration on behalf of then-Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and then-Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez with the goal of lowering political tensions and easing sanctions between the South American country and the U.S.