Trump's Venezuela oil sell-off sparks corruption concerns

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WASHINGTON, DC – In the weeks since the United States snatched Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has been selling the country's oil stash, netting millions of dollars and prompting concerns from lawmakers and industry insiders about corruption.

Those concerns will likely surface on Jan. 28 when Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate committee about the Trump administration's ongoing involvement in Venezuela.

The Trump administration accused Maduro of heading a vast narcotrafficking network, as it zeroed in on Venezuela this past fall with a massive deployment of military assets and deadly strikes on boats off the country's coast. Now that the South American leader and his wife are jailed pending a federal trial in the United States on related charges, Trump has said his administration will control Venezuela's oil reserves — the largest in the world.

Trump has since unveiled a sweeping $2 billion deal to sell oil from Venezuela's reserves, which are controlled by a state-run company and have been off-limits for years to all American companies but Chevron. Venezuela's oil stockpiles were backed up by the Trump administration's blockade of oil tankers and years of U.S. sanctions.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trumps-venezuela-oil-sell-off-080103504.html

[Redleg]

1. The MSM does not seem to care about corruption anymore

While they raised their eyebrows a few times during Trump's first term, they barely seem to notice the blatant corruption and conflicts of interest in the current administration.

[Volaris]

2. Well, just be patient. Soon enough a dem will occupy that office and the media will turn

jaywalking into an impeachable offense.

[Redleg]

3. That is some dark humor but probably the truth

I was thinking about how Rep. Comer (KY) spent his time and committee's time investigating the "Biden Crime Family" while Joe Biden was president. Comer had nary a thought for looking into the blatant, in-your-face corruption of Trump and will never have thought about it.

[edhopper]

4. Concerns?

As if that isn't a fact.

[Emile]

5. Money is flowing into private.bank accounts in Qatar

Someone is getting rich.

[maxrandb]

6. Shocking!!!!

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[eppur_se_muova]

7. Ooooh, we've reached Susan Collins-level "concerns". Do tell !

Trmp is stealing money in the full light of day and our Congress and press is "concerned".

Maybe somebody, somewhere, could call for an investigation ? Who's in charge of all that again ?