US EditionKash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties: Washington Post
- Kash Patel was paid $25,000 by Igor Lopatonok, a Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, as reported by The Washington Post.
- Patel participated in a documentary portraying him and former Trump allies as victims of a conspiracy against Trump, which aired on Tucker Carlson's network.
- Concerns have been raised about Patel's nomination for FBI Director due to his financial ties to a Kremlin-linked individual and his extremist views, according to Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- Patel's spokesperson stated that he has complied with all financial disclosure requirements during his confirmation process, as confirmed by the Office of Government Ethics and the Department of Justice.
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The Washington Post gets Kash Patel in trouble: 'He can't defend us from Russian spionage'
·Turin, Italy
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Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company owned by a Russian citizen who also holds U.S. citizenship.
·Romania
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Donald Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cash Patel, received money last year from a Russian company that distributes anti-Western propaganda.
Trump pick for FBI, Kash Patel, took $25k for role in Russia-linked anti-FBI film
Rachel Maddow explains how the disclosure forms for Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, show a $25,000 payment from a Russia-linked filmmaker for Patel's participation in a pro-Russia propaganda film attacking the FBI.
·United States
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