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Watch: Rubio pressed on lobbyist Mauricio Claver-Carone's role in Venezuela
California Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explain Mauricio Claver-Carone's role in Venezuela, alleging the lobbyist has been texting with acting President Delcy Rodríguez and brokering deals with the private sector.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, Watch: Rubio pressed on lobbyist Mauricio Claver-Carone’s role in Venezuela, California Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explain Mauricio Claver-Carone’s role in Venezuela, alleging the lobbyist has been texting with acting President Delcy Rodríguez and brokering deals with the private sector.
Context
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Source
Primary source: Watch: Rubio pressed on lobbyist Mauricio Claver-Carone’s role in Venezuela via CBS News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Watch: Rubio pressed on lobbyist Mauricio Claver-Carone's role in VenezuelaCBS News - 2026-06-03T17:30:23+00:00
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