Rubio sparks new questions by admitting funds from oil sales are going into Qatari Accounts

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: MS Now

On Jan. 3, Donald Trump ordered a military offensive in Venezuela, captured Nicolás Maduro and declared that his administration was “in charge” of the South American country. Three days later, the president announced his intention to sell Venezuelan oil to create a massive pool of money he would distribute at his own discretion.

Soon after, as oil sales began in earnest, Semafor reported something entirely unexpected: Revenue from the sales was going to a bank account in (of all places) Qatar, the Middle Eastern country that recently made headlines in the U.S. for giving Trump a free luxury jet. (The Republican soon after announced a NATO-like security guarantee for Qatar.)

Two weeks later, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the reporting was accurate. As The New York Times summarized:

Venezuela’s interim government has agreed to submit a monthly ‘budget’ to the Trump administration, which will release money from an account funded by the country’s oil sales and initially managed by Qatar, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rubio-sparks-questions-admitting-funds-164052554.html

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Trump and Qatar want their cut

[Ritabert]

1. Chances the US taxpayers will ever see any of it...slim to none

[johnnyfins]

2. Wouldn't this fall outside "official" duties of

POTUS?

[johnnyfins]

3. Has TSF told us, without telling us, where he

will flee to?

[twodogsbarking]

4. He stold it and sold it. He is good at that.

[MLWR]

5. How in all that's holy is this even remotely LEGAL?

"the president announced his intention to sell Venezuelan oil to create a massive pool of money he would distribute at his own discretion."

[moniss]

6. Major slush fund. That's why it's not in the Treasury or any US bank.

No pesky "accounting rules" or "reporting requirements".