Raúl Castro charged with murder by Justice Department amid Trump threat to invade Cuba

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder Wednesday, a move that coincides with the country’s independence day and a threat from President Trump to invade the island.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche traveled to join prosecutors in South Florida to announce the indictment “in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of the Brothers to the Rescue.” 

Four men were killed in 1996 when their planes, searching for those potentially seeking to leave the island and reach Florida’s shores, were shot down by the Cuban military, which was led by Castro at the time.

“For the first time in nearly 70 years, senior leadership of the Cuban regime has been charged in this country, in the United States of America, for acts of violence resulting in the deaths of American citizens,” Blanche said Wednesday.

“Nations and their leaders cannot be permitted to target Americans, kill them, and not face accountability.”

Blanche alluded to the threat of invasion, telling reporters it was not a........

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