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Trump signs order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue held in US accounts

By Thomson Reuters Jan 10, 2026 | 10:29 AM

Jan 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has ‍signed an executive order aimed at protecting revenue from the ‌sale of ‌Venezuelan oil that is held in U.S. Treasury accounts from “attachment or ​judicial process,” the ‍White House ​said on ​Saturday.

“President Trump is ‍preventing the seizure of Venezuelan oil revenue that could undermine ‍critical U.S. efforts to ensure economic and ‍political ‍stability in ​Venezuela,” the ​White ⁠House said in ‌a fact sheet.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in TorontoEditing by Rod ⁠Nickel)