四名资深民主党参议员在致特朗普政府高层的信中表示，五角大楼计划入股委内瑞拉第二大石油公司北美洲蓝能源合作伙伴（North American Blue Energy Partners）的合法性及合理性存疑，此举可能为对该交易的调查埋下伏笔。
Senate Democrats are challenging the legality and prudence of the Pentagon’s plan to take a stake in a Venezuelan oil company, laying the groundwork for a potential probe into the arrangement.
该交易的法律基础并不稳固，且不利于委内瑞拉推进民主过渡进程。
The Pentagon’s deal for a position in North American Blue Energy Partners—Venezuela’s second-largest oil producer—stands on shaky legal ground and undermines the Latin American country’s pursuit of a democratic transition, four high-ranking Senate Democrats said in a letter sent to President Trump’s top lieutenants.