# US Treasury freezes Trump donor’s Venezuela oil assets 2026-08-09T01:43:52+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The US Treasury has frozen assets of Florida oil billionaire Harry Sargeant III's offshore company, which operates in Venezuelan oil ventures. Sargeant, a major Republican donor, once served as a key backchannel between Washington and Caracas during years of US-Venezuela hostility. The move is part of the Trump administration's push to force him to exit Venezuela. The Treasury also issued a license allowing Sargeant to wind down his interests in the firm, sources told Times of India. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Harry Sargeant, Republican donors, sanctions, Trump admin, US Treasury, Venezuela oil Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-treasury-freezes-trump-donors-venezuela-oil-assets/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-treasury-freezes-trump-donors-venezuela-oil-assets/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.