America First Refining
Coverage of America First Refining in the Nexus archive.
- How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral
ProPublica investigated America First Refining, a Texas oil refinery startup secretly funded by Donald Trump Jr., and discovered a suspiciously detailed but likely fictional website for Brownsville Energy Storage Terminals, a company allegedly owned by the refinery's CEO, John Calce. The website claimed global operations and executives with no online presence, raising doubts about the company's legitimacy.
- An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
Anant Ambani, son of a wealthy Indian businessman, met with Donald Trump Jr. after the Trump administration targeted his family's energy empire with tariffs. Months later, Ambani's company invested in America First Refining, a startup secretly backed by Trump Jr., which had struggled for years to secure funding and faced legal and business challenges.