Senator Jeanne Shaheen pressed Marco Rubio over the fate of $200m from the sale of Venezuelan oil on Wednesday, 28 January. The Secretary of State testified in the Senate about Donald Trump's next steps in his Venezuela policy after the capture of its longtime leader Nicolas Maduro. Mr Rubio was asked about how the US is planning to handle the sale of tens of millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela, which has the largest proven reserves of crude in the world, and oversee where the money flows.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify on the United States' military operations in Venezuela before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The US Secretary of State remained robustly on message when asked about the legality of Maduro's removal, plans for oil sales, and the future of Venezuela.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen pressed Marco Rubio over the fate of $200m from the sale of Venezuelan oil on Wednesday, 28 January. The Secretary of State testified in the Senate about…

President Donald Trump's secretary of state praised the transitional government established after the removal of Nicolas Maduro for lifting restrictions on foreign investment in…

The funds will be deposited into an account "that we will have oversight over,” Rubio said, but he claimed the money will "benefit the Venezuelan people.”