Nicolás Maduro is still the legitimate leader of Venezuela , the country's acting president said in an exclusive interview with NBC News. “I can tell you President Nicolás Maduro is the legitimate president. I will tell you this as a lawyer, that I am. Both President Maduro and Cilia Flores, the first lady, are both innocent,” acting President Delcy Rodríguez told NBC News’ “ Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in Caracas, in her first interview with an American journalist since taking