GOP House members applauded Justice Department moves toward an indictment of Raúl Castro on Wednesday.
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During a news conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart said "the day of justice is finally arriving" for the Castro family and that the U.S. "is going to do the right thing."
Saying she was addressing the Castro family, Rep. María Elvira Salazar, another south Florida Republican, said, "your days are over," adding that "a federal indictment is serious stuff."
Three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday that the Justice Department is preparing to seek the indictment against the former Cuban president, connected to his alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Those moves come as Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island.