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Dem representative admits to working with Mexico to sneak oil into Cuba, despite blockade

Nypost · · 785 words · By Fox News
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation trip to Cuba”
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Three independent web search results (Fox News, The Post Millennial, and another source) all confirm that Rep. Jayapal made these remarks during a Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation trip to Cuba.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation trip to Cuba, where she discussed the island’s worsening fuel shortages and U.S. p…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-representative-admits-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dem Representative worked to sneak oil into Cuba. Rep. Pramila Jayapal made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation's trip to Cuba.
https://news.meaww.com/dem-pramila-jayapal-tries-to-sneak-oi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pramila Jayapal, a far-left Washington Representative, spoke with foreign ambassadors about getting oil to Cuba despite U.S. sanctions.Jayapal made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing followi…
https://www.independentsentinel.com/far-left-rep-jayapal-is-…
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““I was in conversations with the ambassadors from Mexico and some other places … trying to figure out how to get oil there,” Jayapal said”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results about the Rajya Sabha, US House delegates, and a Japanese bank. No evidence was provided that confirms or denies the specific quote about oil conversations.
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web search NEUTRAL — The list of current and past Rajya Sabha members from the Delhi State. State elect 3 member for the term of 6 years and indirectly elected by the state legislators, since year 1956.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_fr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, there are five delegates representing the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. A resident commissioner repre…
https://www.house.gov/representatives
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2025 · Representative Office in New Delhi Basic Information ... Introduction of JBIC Pioneering Co-creating DFI for Propelling India-Japan Business Collaboration (PDF: 7.4MB) (Posted on June 1…
https://www.jbic.go.jp/en/about/new-delhi.html
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“I traveled to Cuba as part of a congressional delegation last month”
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Multiple sources (Fox News, The Post Millennial, and another web result) confirm Rep. Jayapal traveled to Cuba as part of a congressional delegation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation trip to Cuba, where she discussed the island’s worsening fuel shortages and U.S. p…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-representative-admits-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) disclosed that she has been in direct communication with ambassadors from Mexico and other countries to strategize shipments of oil to Cuba, a country under aggressive US sancti…
https://thepostmillennial.com/rep-pramila-jayapal-reveals-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dem Representative worked to sneak oil into Cuba. Rep. Pramila Jayapal made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation's trip to Cuba.
https://news.meaww.com/dem-pramila-jayapal-tries-to-sneak-oi…
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“She said she met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, senior government officials, political dissidents, civil society groups and foreign diplomats during the trip.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly list the people Jayapal met, including President Miguel Díaz-Canel, government officials, dissidents, and civil society groups.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pramila Jayapal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents most of Seattle, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramila_Jayapal
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web search NEUTRAL — She said she met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, senior government officials, political dissidents, civil society groups and foreign diplomats during the trip.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/dem-rep-pramila-jayapa…
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web search NEUTRAL — As she progressed further on her brief, Jayapal said she met people coming from different realms of society during her trip to Cuba, including President Miguel Díaz-Canel, senior government officials,…
https://news.meaww.com/dem-pramila-jayapal-tries-to-sneak-oi…
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“The Logan Act, a rarely used federal law that bars unauthorized individuals from negotiating with foreign governments in disputes involving the United States.”
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The definition of the Logan Act is directly confirmed by Wikipedia and other authoritative sources as a law prohibiting unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments in disputes with the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Logan Act is a United States federal law that criminalizes the negotiation of a dispute between the United States and a foreign government by an unauthorized American citizen. It is intended to pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act
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web search NEUTRAL — Enacted on January 30, 1799, the Logan Act forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments having a dispute with the U.S., to prevent undermining the government’s position.
https://americanfreepress.net/no-time-like-present-for-1799-…
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web search NEUTRAL — What is the Logan Act? It is a federal law (1 Stat. 613;, external 18 U.S.C. §953, external) aimed at preventing private citizens from conducting foreign affairs without the permission or involvement …
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38973965
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“Andrew McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor, told Fox News Digital the statute has never resulted in a conviction”
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Andrew McCarthy's background as a former federal prosecutor is verified by Wikipedia, and his statement that the Logan Act has not resulted in a conviction is supported by his own published work ('Criminalizing Politics').
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web search NEUTRAL — The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953,) is a United States federal law that criminalizes the negotiation of a dispute between the United States and a foreign government by an unauthorized Americ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew C. McCarthy III (born 1958 or 1959) [2] is an American lawyer and columnist for National Review. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. [3][4] H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_C._McCarthy
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web search NEUTRAL — No court has had an opportunity to rule that the Logan Act is unconstitutional because, realizing its infirmity, the Justice Department never invokes it. In its 219-year history, the Logan Act has not…
https://www.ruthfullyyours.com/2020/04/28/criminalizing-poli…
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“there have only been two indictments, the last one about 174 years ago”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results regarding the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. No evidence regarding Logan Act indictments was provided in the search results for this index.
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web search NEUTRAL — The official site of the Philadelphia 76ers. Includes news, scores, schedules, statistics, photos and video. Get tickets today!
https://www.nba.com/sixers/
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for Philadelphia 76ers live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2025-26 season schedule.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago · The New York Knicks will take a 2-0 series lead to Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference semifinals, after a 108-102 win over the 76ers tonight. Unlike their convincing Game 1 win on Mo…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/76ers-vs-knicks-…
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“The Trump administration has previously described the Cuban government as a national security concern due to its ties to adversarial countries and actors, including relationships with Iran and alleged links to groups such as Hezbollah.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Trump administration's view of Cuba as a security threat due to ties with Iran and Hezbollah.
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web search NEUTRAL — This incident underscores Cuba’s six decades of supporting international terrorism—extending from Cold War-era training camps for Palestinian terror operatives to contemporary coordination with Hamas,…
https://jewishonliner.org/p/unpacking-cubas-ties-with-hamas-…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday, Donald Trump signed a new executive order that builds on his January national emergency declaration that Cuba is an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States due its ties to a…
https://www.lucianne.com/2026/05/02/to_the_trump_administrat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump announces US sanctions on Cuban government; targets key sectors and foreign banks.Trump expands US sanctions on Cuba, accuses government of alignment with Iran, Hezbollah. 3 days ago. Save for l…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“hundreds of thousands of Cubans arriving in the United States in recent years.”
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“Jayapal, who traveled to Cuba in April with Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill.”
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