7 striking revelations buried in secret text of Trump's 'biggest oil deal' in history

President Donald Trump’s Pentagon will buy into a Venezuelan billionaire’s oil company for a penny a share, the investors behind it may never be named, and the whole arrangement was designed to keep the next president from undoing it, according to the secret text of the administration’s “biggest oil deal in world history” obtained by ProPublica.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed the 18-page agreement, which is marked as a “sensitive” government document. A confidentiality clause even bars the company from disclosing its “existence and terms.” That company is North American Blue Energy Partners, run by Venezuelan oil baron Alejandro Betancourt, who has faced money laundering investigations in three countries but has never been charged. The White House says the deal will help stabilize Venezuela’s economy and more than double U.S. oil reserves.Here are seven of the most striking revelations from ProPublica’s reporting.1. Washington’s stake costs...