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U.S. congressman thinks authorities can recover Robert Kraft’s missing Super Bowl ring

Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, holds the diamond-encrusted 2005 Super Bowl ring belonging to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, during a meeting of American business executives at the 18th century Konstantin Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia. Kraft won his fifth Super Bowl ring on Feb. 5, 2017, but his third ring remains with Putin. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

By Nicole Yang

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U.S. Congressman Peter King (not to be confused with Monday Morning Quarterback’s Peter King) told TMZ on Wednesday that he thought the FBI’s recovery of Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey was “more important than what the FBI Director said about wiretapping and more important than Russia.”

King praised FBI Director James Comey for continuing the investigation despite not being a Patriots fan, calling Comey a “good leader” for putting forth all that effort in tracking down a jersey for “a guy he hated.”

However, there still is another open case of stolen Super Bowl memorabilia that has yet to be resolved.

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During a business meeting in St. Petersburg in 2005, Patriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly allowed Russian president Vladamir Putin to try on his Super Bowl XXXIX ring. Putin proceeded to put the 124-diamond ring on and then never took it off.

In the TMZ interview, Congressman King declined to comment on the possibility Kraft asked President Donald Trump to assist him in getting the ring back after their recent plane ride together, but the U.S. Representative did go as far to call Putin a “thief” and Kraft a “victim.”

King went on to say that getting the jersey back was “a solid first step” and believes that proper teamwork could produce similar results for Kraft’s case.

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“If they really put their efforts together, get the FBI, the KGB, maybe the secret service, and the CIA, we’ll get that ring back for Bob Kraft.”