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Once things unraveled, the operation was immediately scaled back in the public eye. Media reports, including several from the Daily Mail, surfaced suggesting meetings involving CIA assets, and the operation was publicly seen as a failed coup attempt. Yet, the operation was quickly suppressed, likely due to political sensitivity and the Biden administration’s efforts to manage the fallout.
U.S. officials, notably former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, publicly denied direct involvement, though evidence suggested that American assets and covert support played an instrumental role. The presence of CIA personnel among the initial Venezuelan contacts solidified claims of U.S. engagement, despite official denials.