Rubio to take stand in trial tied to Venezuela oil deal and shadow lobbying by a Florida ally
TL;DR
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to testify in the federal trial of former Rep. David Rivera, who is accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela’s government in connection with a $50 million CITGO contract; Rubio asked to be called as a prosecution witness after Rivera’s team sought to call him as a defense witness, underscoring Rubio’s long-running ties to Rivera and the case’s broader implications for foreign influence in Latin America.
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- Secretary of State Marco Rubio to testify at trial of former Florida congressman CNN
- Former US congressman secretly lobbied for Venezuela, prosecutor says at trial Reuters
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