New financial disclosures reveal Kash Patel’s anticipated $150,000 windfall for his children’s book based on discredited 2020 election conspiracy theory

Washington D.C. – In December, far-right conspiracy theorist and Trump-pardoned ex-felon Dinesh D’Souza admitted in a public apology that his film 2,000 Mules, which falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, relied on “the basis of inaccurate information.” The debunked movie has since been pulled off of platforms and removed from distribution by its publisher, and D’Souza and other producers apologized to a Georgia man who sued for defamation in response to their false accusations of ballot fraud.

But that hasn’t stopped Trump’s FBI pick, Kash Patel, from cashing in on the discredited lies. A new financial disclosure report reveals that Patel’s children’s book, “The Plot Against The King: 2000 Mules” based on D’Souza’s disproved movie, along with two other children’s books, is expected to bring in as much as a $150,000 windfall in royalties. Patel has already brought in tens of thousands from peddling the 2,000 Mules conspiracy theory – even after D’Souza has apologized for these very claims. 

Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk: “Americans expect our top law enforcement officials to uphold the highest standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity. Kash Patel’s scheme to personally enrich himself off of disproved and retracted conspiracies flies straight in the face of that standard. Kash Patel must apologize to the American people for peddling baseless conspiracies and end his children’s book grift now.”   

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