Kash Patel was confirmed by the Senate Thursday. Critics question potential conflicts of interest in owning shares of foreign company with China ties.

Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, could earn millions from shares in Shein's parent company, Elite Depot, as it goes public. Despite agreeing

Patel "should divest all of his interests if he is going to become director of the FBI," Charles Kupperman, the deputy national security adviser during Trump's first term, said to the Journal. Shein, which has been accused of using forced labor, is "not a U.S. company and it's a conflict of interest financially."

President Donald Trump’s controversial FBI pick, Kash Patel, is set for a tidy windfall when a China-founded fast fashion company in which he holds shares goes public, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Senate vote puts an ideological ally of the president in charge of a bureau that he has vowed to radically change.