Patel questioned on Russian oligarch & Don Jr.'s wedding
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FBI Director Kash Patel claimed ignorance when asked Tuesday about a new report on a Russian oligarch paying for Donald Trump Jr.'s post-wedding celebrations in the Bahamas. "I'm not sure what public reporting you're referring to," he told Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) during a Judiciary Committee hearing. "The only thing I can tell you is that the counter espionage arrests by this FBI are up 53%, including from Russia. We've arrested more espionage actors in these last 18 months than any 18-month period in the FBI history." ProPublica reported Monday that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, funded lavish wedding celebrations for Donald Trump Jr. and socialite Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas, including a private island and a fireworks show. "These reports were public. They've been widely publicized in the press, and it would seem to me that they should be a topic of investigation for the FBI. You have a counterintelligence mission," S
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