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‘Isn’t It Treason?’: GOP Erupts After Jayapal Admits Helping Cuba to Get Oil Despite Trump Sanctions

  • U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal admitted to discussing with foreign ambassadors ways to help Cuba obtain oil despite existing U.S. sanctions imposed during the Trump administration.
  • Jayapal described the fuel shortages in Cuba as a "crisis beyond imagination" and criticized U.S. sanctions as an economic attack harming Cuban infrastructure.
  • She faced accusations from Republicans and conservatives of undermining American policy and violating laws such as the Logan Act, though no criminal charges or investigations have been announced.
  • Jayapal defended her outreach by stating that meetings with foreign ambassadors are part of her congressional responsibilities and called for lifting the embargo and removing Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list.
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Esteban Moctezuma, still Mexico's ambassador to the U.S., rejected contacts with Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who said she talked to foreign ministers about sending oil to Cuba. "For registration: Although I meet regularly with members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, I have never met or spoke to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal," she wrote on her X account (formerly Twitter).The Democratic Congresswoman said she had had co…

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