BREAKING: Richard Blumenthal just asked Kash Patel what he's doing to investigate Don Jr.'s wedding being bankrolled by a Russian Oligarch with ties to child trafficking: Blumenthal: We learned yesterday, to the astonishment and shock of many Americans, that a Russian oligarch bank rolled the wedding of the president's... son with, perhaps, hundreds of thousands of dollars. I would like to know from you whether you have begun an investigation of potential intelligence compromises. This individual, Umar Kremlin, has direct ties to Vladimir Putin. It would seem an effort to curry favor with the president's family. It may involve some intelligence degradation, and I would like to know what steps you are taking to investigate. Patel: I’m not sure what public reporting you're referring to. The only thing I can tell you is that the counterespionage arrests by this FBI are up 53%, including from Russia. We've arrested more espionage actors in these last 18 months than in any 18-month period in the FBI history, and we'll continue to investigate. Blumenthal: Well, these reports were public yesterday. 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. This individual has been involved, in fact, in the re-education of Ukrainian children. In my trips to Ukraine—I've done it 11 times—I've talked to many of those children who've been abducted by Putin's forces. This individual apparently is involved in those activities, but also is directly tied to Putin. And I think there's a potential for compromise in intelligence and also the possibility of improper influence. Patel: As I stated, we are fulfilling our counterintelligence and espionage mission greater than any FBI has ever done. Blumenthal: So, well, I want to know what specific steps you're doing, or referring to, to investigate this instance. Patel: First of all, you're referring to something that happened yesterday in public reporting. And public reporting generally is inaccurate.show more

@SenBlumenthal Please advise Kash that Mrs. Donald J. Trump, Jr posted about it on social media and confirmed the reporting.

@SenBlumenthal Patel will do nothing. He will allow the Trump's to deal with Russia as much as they want. Vote Blue, we needs to get these clowns out of office.

@SenBlumenthal He's well aware of it... He's full of shit... He will be in prison very soon... America is fucking pissed!

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@SenBlumenthal Notice how Patel’s talking points is that “public reporting is inaccurate.” This is his marching orders to spin and deflect.

@SenBlumenthal Weird you didn’t care when Democrats were committing fraud ?!?

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@SenBlumenthal Is it generally untrue even if the bride involved comes out and admits to all of it?

@SenBlumenthal In other words, the FBI under my leadership: we don't want to know about that.

@SenBlumenthal Are you talking about Senator stolen valor? He’s a piece of shit fuck him and you and your brother.

@SenBlumenthal I’m pretty, pretty sure Klub @Kash_Patel is upset that he & his “girlfriend” @AlexisWilkins didn’t get an invite nor that the county fair attraction was allowed to sing! I’m sure the F-B-I jet was loaded with @FBIDirectorKash branded booze & his women’s medium jacket!

@SenBlumenthal #Conspiracytheory

@SenBlumenthal We (MAGA) don’t care. As to stolen valor Blumenthal should be locked up for many crimes. Obama stole millions from the USA yet you all attack nonsensical bullshit wasting everyone’s time.

@SenBlumenthal OK Kash.

@SenBlumenthal ED You’re just used to sharing a KY jelly bottle with a friend Rich friends give each other expensive gifts

@SenBlumenthal Kash Patel will soon be leaving to Russia for who knows what so he is playing dumb to the Russian Oligarch who financed Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding. We should all want to know WTF Patel has going in Russia since Jared Kushner was just there. Is there a business deal? Insanity!

@SenBlumenthal Another Congressional Democrat Hoax....but ...this is no HOAX..... @RepJeffries is about to lose Omar's seditious vote in the House which is great news for US real Americans.

@SenBlumenthal The most unaware FBI Dir in History! He should have known about this a month ago!!!!! What are they doing over there? Get him out!

@SenBlumenthal But you have nothing to say when the demonrats commit fraud...? You're a jealous Idiot

@SenBlumenthal Did he continue by saying “Mrs Don Jr” admitted to it and said it was for the wedding weekend party? Not inaccurate.

Investigate OpenAI and Sam Altman. Then investigate METR and Hugging Face. Then investigate the YC fund. Then Stanford. BTW, I was a huge fan of these places. 100k is nothing. Sam has promised trillions and tricked every good company on earth into giving. Now Microsoft, Nvidia, AMD, and all investors that put money in are screwed. And look at all the politicians on both sides connected at all with OpenAi! •

@SenBlumenthal STFU

Do you guys think that Dan Junior and the Trump family don’t have Russian friends? They are business people of course they will have Russian people as guest. If FBI needs to look into something, it needs to be at the senators. All the money going to Ukraine this guy is getting a kick back from it. It’s common sense.

@SenBlumenthal Put the Delusional Corrupt Alcoholic Hobbit in Prison For Life without Bail or Parole IMMEDIATELY Until He Rots

@SenBlumenthal Spin spin spin.

@SenBlumenthal your typo/freudian slip re umar kremlev's name, dovetails nicely with an earlier tweet of mine.... lol

@SenBlumenthal woops.....not looking good for Smash Bro Pattel

@SenBlumenthal Patel using many words to say he's going to do nothing.

@SenBlumenthal Answer is nothing

@SenBlumenthal Fire Patel Now !! & put him under investigation!

@SenBlumenthal Spare us this stupid post

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@SenBlumenthal More important stuff being handled