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President Donald Trump\u2019s newly announced deal for a stake in Venezuela\u2019s vast oil reserves has some \u201csketchy\u201d details that could come back to haunt him, according to a new analysis.<\/p>\n

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Trump announced Friday that the U.S. government and a private company would be given 100-year rights involving roughly one-fifth of Venezuela\u2019s known oil reserves, which he declared was \u201cTHE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Slate\u2019s Ian Prasad Philbrick pointed to an unusual wrinkle in the arrangement. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd there are other sketchy aspects, too,\u201d Philbrick wrote Monday. \u201cTrump\u2019s initial announcement didn\u2019t name the \u2018private business\u2019 the U.S. will partner with.\u201d<\/p>\n

That company has been named as North American Blue Energy Partners, Venezuela\u2019s second-largest private oil producer, according to a New York Times report. It is controlled by the family of Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt L\u00f3pez, Philbrick told readers, who has faced money laundering investigations in Spain and Switzerland but has not been charged. <\/p>\n

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\u201cDespite those whiffs of corruption, the deal could let the Department of Defense acquire shares in NABEP,\u201d Philbrick wrote, citing reporting from The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n

Trump has argued the unusual arrangement will help replenish American oil reserves and bring down gasoline prices. <\/p>\n

But Philbrick on Monday noted that any relief could take years.<\/p>\n

\u201cVenezuela currently produces only about 1 percent of daily global supply,\u201d Philbrick wrote. \u201cThe cost of a barrel jumped after the U.S. and Iran resumed shooting at each other over the weekend, which suggests what\u2019s happening in Venezuela is a minor factor behind what Americans are paying for gas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal could face other hurdles too. Philbrick pointed out that a Democratic White House could abandon the agreement, while legal challenges could also emerge in Venezuela. <\/p>\n

Read more GOP\u2019s \u2018breathlessly cynical\u2019 primary trick in Maine floors Chris Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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