WATCH: Patel says he hadn't heard that Russian oligarch helped pay for Trump Jr.’s wedding

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FBI Director Kash Patel said he was unaware of reporting that a Russian oligarch helped pay for the wedding celebration of President Donald Trump's son Donald Jr. in the Bahamas. ProPublica on Monday reported that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on expenses for the wedding. During an oversight hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked Patel whether the FBI was investigating Kremlev. “I'm not sure what public reporting you're referring to,” Patel said. “The only thing I can tell you is that the counter-espionage arrests by this FBI are up 53%, including from Russia.” Patel later said that “public reporting generally is inaccurate.” Following ProPublica’s report, Donald Trump Jr.’s wife, Bettina Trump, made a post on Instagram thanking Kremlev, whom she described as a "dear friend” for “an extraordinarily generous wedding gift,” saying he hosted two celebrations for the couple after their w

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