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Trump Sells Venezuelan Oil to Donor Who Gave $6M to Campaign: 'Unchecked Corruption'

Vitol’s $250 million Venezuelan crude sale involves Trump donor John Addison, with proceeds held in Qatar, raising concerns about donor influence and potential corruption.

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The first U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil since the Trump administration attacked the South American country earlier this month went to the company of a trader who donated millions to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.The roughly $250 million sale of Venezuelan crude went to Vitol, a Geneva-based e...

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The first sale of Venezuelan oil by the Trump administration has already generated hundreds of millions of dollars.January 18, 2026.-Five Democratic senators sent a letter to executives of more than a dozen major banks...

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The first American oil sale in Venezuela was by a company whose main oil trader gave Donald Trump's re-election campaign as president and who participated in a meeting at the White House with the US leader a few days later, writes Financial Times.

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ZF.ro broke the news in Ilfov County, Romania on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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