@ProPublica@newsie.social Alejandro Betancourt was selected because he was an associate of Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article315447900.html https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/epstein-bought-venezuelan-oil-bonds-on-advice-from-chavez-era-insider https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/article248614610.html https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article314728608.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/10/alejandro-betancourt-the-controversial-venezuelan-tycoon-behind-the-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history_6757363_4.html https://prospect.org/2026/10/08/crude-awakening-alejandro-betancourt-venezuela-oil/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/trump-admin-quietly-closes-probe-betancourt https://narrativenomad81.substack.com/p/epsteins-adventures-in-venezuela