Not only was this illegal and corrupt, it's also extremely expensive for US Taxpayers. The operation to capture Maduro cost taxpayers at least $3 billion. And It is now costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to maintain the oil tankers that the United States government has seized. And as a Texan, let me tell you, this is not helping those in my state that engage in oil work. (04:58–05:06)
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Asserts that maintaining seized oil tankers costs taxpayers hundreds of millions.
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