DEVELOPING: Tarek William Saab resigned as Venezuela's Attorney General and Alfredo Ruiz as Ombudsman, submitting letters to the National Assembly between 8:46 PM and 9:16 PM UTC on February 25, 2026, to facilitate new appointments, according to Victor Amaya on X. Saab confirmed his resignation in a separate statement reported by Puzkas on X. The National Assembly will appoint acting officials and establish nominating committees. Concurrently, the regime of Delcy RodrÃguez confiscated the home of Laura Acosta, personal assistant to opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado, as reported by Emma Rincon on X during the same 30-minute window. Acosta, an elderly U.S. and Spanish citizen, had her residence seized in Caracas. These resignations follow reports of document destruction in Saab's Caracas office yesterday and earlier today, as noted in prior coverage. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for fair elections in Venezuela at a CARICOM meeting earlier on February 25, per Emma Rincon's previous X post. No official statements from the National Assembly on the resignations or confiscation were reported in the window. Acting officials' appointments and nominating processes were outlined in Amaya's report citing the resignation letters.
