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The back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro
Harry Sargeant III, a Venezuela investor, sought to influence U.S. policy toward Nicolás Maduro by opposing Marco Rubio's hawkish stance and supporting Richard Grenell. Sargeant collaborated with Aaron Schock to orchestrate a public relations campaign aiming to ease sanctions and promote cooperation with Maduro's government.
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