washington u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross say monday probably would keep hold ship company business tie russian president vladimir putin inner circle fully properly disclose investments press whether would retain interest navigator hold ross tell bloomberg television actually sell anyway this ross billionaire investor help shape republican president donald trump trade policy criticize several media outlets report fail disclose one navigator clients russian gas petrochemical company sibur sibur owners include putin son-in-law kirill shamalov gennady timchenko putin associate subject u.s. treasury sanction information base leak document offshore law firm appleby part so-called paradise paper show detail business deal wealthy people institutions range ross britain queen elizabeth trade firm glencore glen.l obtain germany sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper share international consortium investigative journalists icij media outlets publish sunday reuters independently verify document paradise paper second release kind icij last year publish panama paper leak document panama law firm mossack fonseca chronicle shadowy world offshore hold hide wealth ross say multiple media interview fully disclose stake navigator hold part government ethics requirements disclosure impropriety people draw contrary conclusion paper twist story make something ross tell bbc u.s. media say partnerships use ross 31 percent stake navigator hold include ross 57-page public financial disclosure report file december officially join trump administration richard blumenthal democrat u.s. senate commerce committee say ross deceive public well lawmakers confirm appointment trump cabinet promise divest hold pose conflict blumenthal call investigation hear fail present clear compel explanation ought resign blumenthal tell msnbc senate commerce committee spokesman frederick hill say ross interest navigator disclose panel add committee expect secretary ross follow advice department ethics officials determination hold create conflict interest navigator come ross confirmation hear january ask decision retain interest diamond ship operate 33 petroleum product tankers ross say research show ocean ship case ever come commerce department ocean ship regulate federal maritime commission independent agency ask democratic senator maria cantwell would look additional areas possible recusals potential conflict interest ross reply intend quite scrupulous recusal topic slight scintilla doubt scrutiny tie russia trump administration officials intensify investigations allegations u.s. intelligence agencies russia interfere 2016 u.s. election campaign potential collusion trump campaign kremlin deny meddle trump deny collusion officials navigator could reach comment appleby release statement late sunday say release document result illegal computer hack leak work anybody work appleby firm offices bermuda cayman islands hong kong offshore jurisdictions say appleby say evidence wrongdoing u.s. commerce chief say likely divest russia-linked ship stake