Who is Barry Pollack? Maduro’s lawyer helped free Wikileaks founder

NEW YORK (AP) -- Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has retained Barry J. Pollack, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer known for securing Julian Assange’s release from prison and winning an acquittal for former Enron accountant Michael Krautz. Pollack, a partner at the law firm Harris, St. Laurent & Wechsler, negotiated Assange’s 2024 plea agreement — allowing [...]