man . ▁Mur illo ▁appointed ▁herself ▁as ▁" communic ations ▁chief ", ▁a ▁position ▁which ▁she ▁used ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁public ▁regularly ▁before ▁her ▁vice - pres iden cy . ▁ ▁Currently ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁control ▁with ▁a ▁tight ▁g rip , ▁and ▁their ▁regime ▁is ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁as ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁par amil it ary ▁groups ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁have ▁killed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁civ ili ans , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁students ▁and ▁children . ▁Mur illo ▁and ▁a ide ▁N ést or ▁Mon c ada ▁Lau ▁were ▁particularly ▁target ed ▁in ▁an ▁executive ▁order ▁issued ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁This ▁executive ▁order ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁san ctions ▁placed ▁against ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁government ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁the ▁un rest ▁began . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁A ▁poly gl ot , ▁she ▁speak s ▁Spanish , ▁English , ▁Italian ▁and ▁French ; ▁she ▁also ▁reads ▁German . ▁ ▁Mur illo ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁struggling ▁with ▁both ▁alco hol ▁and ▁drug ▁ab use . ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁new ▁age ▁belief s ▁and ▁practices . ▁ ▁Mur illo ▁def ended ▁Or te ga ▁when ▁her ▁daughter ▁Zo il am érica ▁accused ▁her ▁step father ▁Or te ga ▁of ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁which ▁still ▁affect s ▁her ▁reputation ▁with ▁some ▁Nic ar agu