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Venezuela seizing US oil assets

Venezuela's history of seizing foreign oil assets, including those of US companies, and the current dynamic of US seizures of Venezuelan shipments

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Jan 18, 2026
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Did Donald Trump take $500 million from Venezuela (in the form of oil money, or any money in general) and deposit it into his own private account in Qatar?

Multiple reputable outlets report that the U.S. completed a $500 million sale of Venezuelan oil and that some proceeds are being held in bank accounts whose largest tranche is in Qatar (Semafor, CNN, ...

Jan 19, 2026

Money from seized Venezuelan oil goes to trump family account in Katar

Reporting from multiple outlets shows that proceeds from the first confirmed sale of seized Venezuelan oil — roughly $500 million — are being held in bank accounts with the largest identified account ...