Mike Johnson insists Congress didn't need to know about military operation to oust Maduro

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday insisted that Congress didn't need to know about the military operation to oust Venezuela's president.

Johnson spoke to the press in Washington, D.C., just hours after Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arraigned in Manhattan, New York City.

"It's an operation that did not require prior consent of Congress, prior authorization of Congress — it required notification of Congress. It's well within Article II [of the Constitution]," Johnson said.