Investigate Trump's Management of $13 Billion of Venezuelan Oil Revenues

As your constituent, I urge you to support congressional investigations into how the Trump administration is managing Venezuelan oil revenues. This matter involves fiscal stewardship, rule of law, and America's obligations to a nation in humanitarian crisis. Since January 2026, the Trump administration has collected over thirteen billion dollars from Venezuelan oil sales—approximately twenty-five percent of Venezuela's entire GDP. Six months later, economic recovery remains muted despite the administration's control. The promised reconstruction of a nation devastated by earthquakes has not materialized. The administration's own accounts contradict each other. An executive order describes its role as custodial, yet President Trump stated the United States was making a lot of money. Representatives Robert Garcia and Joaquin Castro have escalated investigations, citing oil, power, and graft, along with a lack of transparency. They are right. Congress must investigate whether Venezuelan assets are being diverted or misappropriated. A troubling pattern of financial misconduct makes this investigation urgent. The New York Times reported that lucrative cryptocurrency transactions involving World Liberty Financial and Trump family interests were connected to agreements giving the United Arab Emirates access to American artificial intelligence chips. A four-hundred-million-dollar luxury jet was accepted by the Pentagon on President Trump's behalf, prompting formal requests for investigations into whether the arrangement complied with federal law. Guren Bobby Zhou, the businessman behind a one-hundred-million-dollar purchase of World Liberty Financial tokens, was arrested in Britain on money laundering suspicion, with investigations remaining active as of July 2026. House Democrats have raised corruption concerns regarding a Trump family backed critical minerals company. And investigations have documented how Medicare price negotiations were delayed following a five-million-dollar donation, and how insider trading has enriched Trump family members. This pattern suggests a troubling approach to stewardship of public and foreign assets. If the Trump administration conducts its own affairs with such disregard for legal and ethical boundaries, how can we trust that thirteen billion dollars in Venezuelan oil revenues are being managed properly rather than converted into personal enrichment through opaque arrangements? Venezuelan citizens deserve accountability. I ask you to support Garcia and Castro's investigations, demand full Treasury and State Department briefings on Venezuelan oil revenue allocation, and require independent audits and congressional access to all agreements and financial records. Congress must ensure these funds are not stolen or misappropriated. This is not partisan. It is about the rule of law and the public trust.