> John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol[1] who donated about $6mn to political action committees backing Trump’s re-election campaign, was involved in his company’s efforts to secure a $250mn deal for Venezuelan crude.
> The deal kick-started the US president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50mn barrels of Venezuelan oil.[2]
> Addison’s donations to Trump’s re-election campaign included $5mn in October 2024 to Maga Inc, according to a database of donors from OpenSecrets,[3] and more than $1mn to two other Trump-aligned Pacs.
> John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol[1] who donated about $6mn to political action committees backing Trump’s re-election campaign, was involved in his company’s efforts to secure a $250mn deal for Venezuelan crude.
> The deal kick-started the US president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50mn barrels of Venezuelan oil.[2]
> Addison’s donations to Trump’s re-election campaign included $5mn in October 2024 to Maga Inc, according to a database of donors from OpenSecrets,[3] and more than $1mn to two other Trump-aligned Pacs.
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