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Who is Alejandro Betancourt, Trump's fixer for the Venezuelan oil deal?

NPR | By Julia Simon
Published September 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM EDT

The fixer for President Trump's recent deal for Venezuelan oil is Alejandro Betancourt, a self-styled "oil czar" who is under investigation in Spain and Switzerland for money laundering and tax fraud.

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Julia Simon
Julia Simon is the Climate Solutions Correspondent on NPR's Climate Desk.
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