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Executive Power and Congressional Oversight

Concerns about the concentration of executive power and the reduction of congressional oversight in the arrangement to hold proceeds from the sale of Venezuelan oil in accounts controlled by the U.S. government.

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Jan 21, 2026

Trump holding Venezuelan oil funds in personal bank account in Qatar

Reporting shows that proceeds from an initial sale of oil — about $500 million — are being held in bank accounts the controls, and that the largest of those accounts is reported to be in ; there is no...