ED O'KEEFE:
00:02:12
Did I hear that they wanted to have Maduro testify in this case? They did. As soon as he was captured, Rivera's defense team immediately subpoenaed him to come in. And, of course, Maduro's attorneys let it be known that they would be pleading the Fifth Amendment and refused to. But that's not the only person they tried to bring into this case. They also subpoenaed Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, and Kellyanne Conway, former advisor to Donald Trump. They were throwing out all of these crazy subpoenas, hoping that it would cause enough embarrassment to the Trump administration that Donald Trump would then put pressure on the Justice Department to get rid of this case, which a lot of people are sort of amazed that this case has survived. The one subpoena that has held up has been the Marco Rubio subpoena. And again, he will be testifying in this case against his former longtime friend.
ED O'KEEFE:
00:03:05
And we should point out, there's no allegation of wrongdoing against the now secretary of state, but Rivera and him were roommates and co-owners of a home in Tallahassee when they were both state lawmakers, right? They were. I mean, their relationship goes back 30 years. When Marco Rubio was 21, 22 years old, he and Rivera were volunteers on-- and you'll appreciate this, Ed, being from Florida back in the day-- from Lincoln Díaz-Balart-- Congressman Lincoln Díaz-Balart's first campaign for Congress in 1992. Rivera and Rubio were volunteers on that campaign way back in the day and have been friends ever since.
ED O'KEEFE:
00:03:45
That is a fascinating reminder of the longevity of some in south Florida politics, and we'll see if this settles the long-running saga of David Rivera for Marco Rubio as-- who knows-- maybe he gets ready for something bigger come 2028. Jim DeFede of CBS Miami, I know you'll be following it. We appreciate you previewing it for us today. We'll be in touch.
