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Takeaways From WSJ Reporting on the CIA’s Dealings With an Ex-Chevron Executive

WSJ.com: US Business · Joel Schectman · last updated

The executive’s involvement offers a window into how Trump has embraced the energy industry’s playbook for dealing with autocrats.

In the months before President Trump moved to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Central Intelligence Agency turned to former Chevron executive Ali Moshiri for advice on who should replace the autocratic leftist.

Moshiri’s involvement offers a window into how Trump has come to embrace the energy industry’s unsentimental playbook for dealing with autocratic regimes. Some takeaways:

 

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