Rachel Maddow explains how the disclosure forms for Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, show at $25,000 payment from a Russia-linked filmmaker for Patel's participation in a pro-Russia propaganda film attacking the FBI.

FBI chief candidate Kash Patel received a payment from a company run by filmmaker Igor Lopatonok, who is linked to the Kremlin, according to The Washington Post. In 2024, Patel received a $25,000 payment from a film company owned by a Russian citizen who also holds US citizenship.

Patel took part in a documentary portraying the FBI director nominee and other former Trump officials as victims of a conspiracy

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

According to financial disclosure documents, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the role of FBI director was paid $25,000 for his participation in a documentary produced by Global Tree Pictures, a Los Angeles-based company run by Igor Lopatonok,

Patel, Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted anti-Western views advanced by the Kremlin, documents show.

Kash Patel, the MAGA provocateur whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI, received $25,000 from a Russia-linked production company to participate in a documenta