Catherine Rampell: The first US sale of Venezuelan crude was to a company whose senior oil trader donated to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and attended a White House meeting with the president last week. www.ft.com/content/da74...

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The first US sale of Venezuelan crude was to a company whose senior oil trader donated to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and attended a White House meeting with the president last week. www.ft.com/content/da74...
Donald Trump’s first Venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor’s company

Senior Vitol trader met US president at White House last week and gave millions of dollars to his re-election campaign

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Jan 16, 2026 14:10
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Zorka Milin zorkamilin.bsky.social · Jan 16
Not mentioned in the story: Vitol has admitted to widespread corruption in Latin America and was fined $164M for it in 2020. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
How the Top Oil Trader’s Brazen Corruption Was Caught on Tape

The landmark trial of a former Vitol trader has shone an unprecedented light on wrongdoing in the global commodity trading industry.

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