A March phone call transformed a Venezuelan oil magnate into a key player for the Trump administration, highlighting the complex intertwining of politics and business in U.S. foreign relations. A leaked report from The Washington Post indicates that Mauricio Claver-Carone, the former U.S. special envoy for Latin America, reached out to Alejandro Betancourt, a wealthy oil businessman who has been under investigation for money laundering. … Continue reading Bombshell Call Transforms Fugitive Oil Tycoon Into Trump Ally