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Trump Declares National Emergency to Shield Venezuelan Oil Revenues Held in US Custody

By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 9 declaring a national emergency to block courts or private creditors from seizing Venezuelan oil revenues held in U.S. Treasury accounts, saying that any legal loss of control over the funds would threaten U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives. The order, titled […]