Trump had for months rebuffed calls for the release the files.

The justices rejected the administration’s emergency appeal but signal they could act in the future.

The envoys are career Foreign Service officers, making the decision to remove them unusual.

The delay means the White House is in apparent conflict with a law President Donald Trump signed in November.

"He knows exactly what I want," Trump told NBC News on Thursday, referencing Nicolas Maduro. "He knows better than anybody."

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