Tom Malinowski actually said...

"We acted because we had the intelligence, and we acted--and this is particularly important in light of both of your questions--because we had capable partners on the ground who at that point were read..."

"It has been extremely important to try to make the pressure that we apply as multilateral as possible."

"I have absolutely no objection in principle to the use of targeted sanction."

"Democracy is still under threat in Latin America, and what is happening in Venezuela illustrates the threat perfectly."