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Kash Patel, candidate for Donald Trump for the FBI director, is under the supervision of his business relationships, including the holding of stocks in a group possessing Shein, a Chinese trader accused of using forced labor.
Patel stated in a financial publication pattern that he had held shares worth $ 1 million in Elite Depot, a group of Kajman islands, which, according to British business records, owns Shein. The stake was the biggest advantage in Patel’s discovery.
Human Rights Groups and US Lawmakers, including Republican Marc Rubioa, a former Senator in Florida, who is now Trump’s Secretary of State, have Accused Shein to use forced labor in his business in China. Shein had previously told the Financial Times that he had a “zero tolerance policy” regarding forced work.
Patelwho briefly was the deputy acting director of the National Intelligence Service in the First Trump administration, no longer works for Elite Depot. But in his discovery pattern he said he would keep a limited stock. The first tranša section assigned on February 1, two days after the hearing in the Senate’s confirmation.
“The arrival director of the FBI worked for 8 months as a fashion advisor in a shady Kajman Holding company associated with the manufacturer of the Working Force of the Chinese Communist Party and he receives up to $ 5 million fees. . . WTF ”Chris Murphy, a Democratic Senator of Connecticut, wrote on Friday on the Social Media Platform X.
Patel is one of the most controversial candidates of Trump’s administration. He looked as Trump’s loyalist, defending the ultimate right -wing Qanenon conspiracy theories and threatened to retaliate against the opponent of the president’s Maga Maga movement in the Government and the media.
He vowed to close the headquarters of the FBI -A Washington “on the first day and re -open it as a” Deep State Museum “, which promised to eradicate US law agencies.
Patel is also a member of the Trump Media & Technology Group board, which runs the president’s social platform of truth.
While working for Elite Depot, Patel criticized the topic, the rival Shein, in the opinion of the US media. In one article in the Washington Times, Patel claimed that the topic of “much more threat” to the US than Tiktok, a popular video owned by the Chinese Bytetlance company.
The Senate Senate Committee on Thursday delayed the vote on whether to send the Patel nomination to the entire Senate for confirmation, after the complaint of Democrats.
Patel spokesman said he “went above and further”, including “countless meetings with senators, discovering and reporting all sources of revenue” and testified six hours before the Judicial Board.
“The Senate assessed all the potential conflicts and concerns,” said the spokesman, adding that Patel was looking forward to the Committee’s vote on Thursday and that the Senate quickly confirmed him.
If confirmed, the patel will inherit Christopher Wraya, who was Vocal critic Beijingwhich he accused of driving widespread spy operations. China repeatedly denied involvement in spy against USA.
Wray, which Trump appointed in 2017 and was supposed to serve a decade, stepped down On the eve of the president’s inauguration last month.
Shein ran funds into a lobbying campaign in the Western capital, including Washington and London because he sought to fight against a Political and regulatory return During its practice of environmental records and supply chains.
It’s a fashion group looking for a list in London In the coming weeks after it was rejected by American regulators. Rubio called the UK last year to investigate whether Shein used forced labor, noting that his failure to undergo a request to include in the list “for concern about non -ethnic and irresponsible business practices.”
On Friday, Trump Changed the executive command Re -establishing exemption from tariffs and expansive customs checks for shipments below $ 800 values when entering the US. The return will help Shein.
Shein caused a topic, a Copycat platform that delivers cheap goods from China directly to US consumers. The groups are locked in a bitter struggle around the suppliers in China, as well as legal battles in the US.
In his financial discovery, Patel also said that he had received proceeds from the Epoch Times, Anti-CCP publication associated with Falun Gong, a dissident group.
Additional Ryana McMorrow Reporting
