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Kash Patel, nominated for Donald Trump for the FBI director, came under the control of his business ties, including holding shares in a group that owns Shein, a Chinese rapid retailer accused of using forced labor.
Patel stated in the financial publishing form that he held shares of $ 1 million in Elite Depot, the Cayman Islands Group, who, according to British business records, is owned by Shein. The share was the greatest benefit for the publishing of the patella.
Groups for Human Rights and US lawmakers, including the Republican Marco Rubia, former senator Florida, who is now Trump's Foreign Minister, have accused Sheina of using forced labor In his operations in China. Shein has previously said the Financial Times that he has “zero tolerance policy” about forced labor.
Patellawho briefly worked as a representative of the reigning director of the National Intelligence Service in the first Trump administration, no longer works for Elite Depot. But in its form, he said he would retain his limited supply. The first trance of shares entrusted to February 1, two days after its confirmation negotiations of the Senate.
“The coming director of the FBI worked for 8 months as a fashion consultant for Cayman Holding Company, connected with a manufacturer of work with the Chinese Communist Party and is in charge of up to $ 5 million. . . WTF ”Chris Murphy, a democratic senator of Connecticut, wrote on Friday on the social media platform on the social media platform.
Patel is one of Trump's most controversial candidates. When he saw a loyalist Trump, he defended the extreme right -wing theory of the conspiracy of Qanon and threatened retribution against the opponents of the President's Mago movement in government and the media.
He promised to close the Washington headquarters “The first day and the next day reopened him as a” deep state “museum, which was committed to rooting from American coercive authorities.
Patel is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the President's social platform of truth.
While working for Elite Depot, Patel criticized Tem, the opponent Shein, in the opinion of published in the US Media. In one article in Washington Times, Patel claimed that Tema was a “much greater threat to the US than Tiktok, a popular short -term video owned by the Chinese Society of Svedance.
On Thursday, the Senate Court postponed a vote on whether to send the patella's nomination to the full Senate for confirmation, after the objections of the Democrats.
The spokesman of the Patel said “he went above and per”, including “countless meetings with senators, publication and reporting all sources of income” and testimony six hours before the court panel.
“The Senate evaluated all potential conflicts and concerns,” the spokesman said, adding that Patel was looking forward to the committee's vote on Thursday and to confirm the Senate quickly.
If it is confirmed, the patel will replace Christopher Wray, which was a Vocal critic of Beijingwhich accused of performing extended spy operations. China has repeatedly denied involvement in spying against the US.
Wray, which was appointed Trump in 2017 and was ready to serve for decades, resigned Before the President's inauguration last month.
Shein Oral funds for a lobbying campaign in western capitals including Washington and London because she tried to fight against a political and regulatory will Despite its environmental records and procedures of the supplier chain.
The fashion group is Try to list in London In the coming weeks after the US regulatory bodies rejected. Last year, Rubio urged the United Kingdom to explore whether Shein had used forced labor and noted that he had not met the requirements for a listing “because of fear of his unethical and irresponsible business practices”.
Trump on Friday changed the executive order When entering the US, it will restore the exemption from tariffs and extensive customs controls below $ 800. Retribution will help Shein.
Shein was questioned by the Tem, a copycat platform, which delivers cheap goods from China directly to American consumers. The groups were locked in a bitter struggle for a supplier in China and legal battles in the US.
In his financial publication, Patel also stated that he received income from the Times epoch, an anti-CCP publication associated with the Falun Gong, a dissident group.
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