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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

FBI director nominee Kash Patel paid by Russian filmmaker close to Kremlin: Report

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be FBI Director, Kash Patel, was paid $25,000 by a Russian filmmaker with connections to the Kremlin, The Washington Post reports.

Documents obtained by the paper reveal that Patel was paid by Global Tree Pictures, a film company owned by Igor Lopatonok, a Russian national who also holds U.S. citizenship.

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