Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation: Reuters
- Tom Homan, who served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the Trump administration, accepted a $50,000 bribe last year from an undercover FBI agent.
- The bribery probe began around August 2024 as part of a national security investigation involving an FBI sting operation, and the investigation has since been closed.
- Sources reported that Homan allegedly secured immigration-related government contracts as a condition of receiving money upon entering the Trump administration, and that the administration concealed the recording to shield him.
- Rep. Pramila Jayapal described the current administration as unprecedentedly corrupt, while Patel and Blanche condemned the investigation as a clearly politically motivated effort by the Biden Department of Justice aimed at targeting President Trump's allies.
- The closed bribery probe sparked calls from Democrats for congressional hearings demanding the full investigative file and accountability from DOJ and FBI regarding the case.
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Homan Doesn’t Deny Taking the Bag of Money
Border czar Tom Homan appeared on Laura Ingraham’s show last night to discuss reports he accepted a bag with $50,000 in cash — but said only that he “did nothing criminal, nothing illegal,” while blaming MSNBC for a “hit piece.”
White House Rebuts Reports Alleging Tom Homan Took Bribes From Undercover FBI Agents
The White House has dismissed reports alleging that border czar Tom Homan accepted bribes from undercover FBI agents in an investigation launched against him during the Biden administration last year. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Sept. 22 that Homan never accepted $50,000 in cash from FBI agents who posed as executives seeking government contracts, as alleged. Leavitt suggested that the investigation launched ag…
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