Trumpβs Venezuelan oil grift
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The US hasnβt delivered democracy, but it is extracting oil and inking shady business deals in Venezuela.
This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
A man walks past a mural depicting an oil pumpjack on a Venezuelan flag in Caracas. Photo by Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images.
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