Trump sells Venezuelan oil to donor who gave $6M to campaign: 'Unchecked corruption'

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 energy and commodity trading firm whose U.S. arm is headquartered in Houston. The Financial Times reported late last week that John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol, was involved in his company’s efforts to secure the deal.