US EditionHoman sidesteps question on alleged $50,000 payment saying, ‘I did nothing criminal’
The FBI and Justice Department found no credible evidence of wrongdoing after reviewing the alleged $50,000 bribe linked to border enforcement contracts.
- On Monday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham pressed White House border czar Tom Homan about an MSNBC report alleging he took $50,000 from undercover agents, and Homan said he `did nothing criminal` without denying the claim.
- Hidden-Camera footage suggests undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen handed $50,000 inside a Cava, Mediterranean restaurant chain bag to Homan at a Texas meeting on September 20, 2024.
- FBI and Justice Department reviewers, including Kash Patel, a DOJ official, and Todd Blanche, a federal prosecutor, found no credible criminal evidence, and the investigation closed in recent weeks.
- Democrats in both chambers opened investigations and House Judiciary Committee Democrats demanded recordings and case files from the FBI and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- The administration framed the episode as evidence of DOJ weaponization, while Karoline Leavitt called the allegations false and said Homan `did absolutely nothing wrong`; critics argue the shutdown highlights politicization and accountability issues for allies of President Donald Trump.
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'Investigating itself': Expert warns loophole lets Trump bury Tom Homan scandal
President Donald Trump has an easy loophole to get rid of the corruption allegations against White House "border czar" Tom Homan, former Interior Department Inspector General Mark Grenblatt warned CNN's Erica Hill on Tuesday afternoon.Homan, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who has advised the White House on mass deportation policy and has become well known for going on TV and threatening Democratic lawmakers with arrest if …
Tom Homan Might Be Too Corrupt for the Supreme Court’s Weak Public Corruption Precedent
In a sting operation last September, White House “border czar” Tom Homan accepted $50,000 cash in a bag from Cava, the fast casual Mediterranean restaurant chain, from undercover FBI agents whom he believed to be business executives in want of an inside track for government contracts, according to reporting from MSNBC. Homan served as Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Donald Trump’s first term, and at the ti…
Homan to Newsmax: 'Did Nothing Illegal,' Bribe Claims a 'Hit Piece'
Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan denied reports he accepted a $50,000 bribe, calling the allegations a political smear campaign, while defending his ethics, criticizing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s anti-mask law for agents, and praising Donald Trump’s support of immigration enforcement.
Homan to Newsmax: ‘Did Nothing Illegal,’ Bribe Claims a ‘Hit Piece’
Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan forcefully denied allegations that he accepted a $50,000 bribe from undercover FBI agents, telling Newsmax the claims are part of an orchestrated campaign to discredit him. "Look, the Justice Department said I did nothing criminal, I did nothing illegal, I did nothing wrong," Homan said on "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Monday. "This is a series of hits against me since the beginning of the year. There's been a hit…
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