President Trump’s designated “border czar” Tom Homan was recorded by the FBI taking a $50,000 bribe final yr, however Trump’s Justice Division closed the case, based on a number of studies.
FBI brokers stated Homan was peddling affect in an upcoming Trump administration once they approached him with $50,000 in September 2024, MSNBC reported Saturday.
The undercover brokers had been posing as businessmen, and Homan promised authorities contracts in alternate for the money if Trump gained the November 2024 presidential election, sources informed the outlet.
President Donald Trump shakes fingers along with his ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan throughout a “One, Big, Beautiful” occasion within the East Room of the White Home on June 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photograph by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos)
Homan was a part of Trump’s first administration and a fixture on the marketing campaign path, and Trump named him the “border czar” shortly after successful the election. FBI brokers determined to observe the state of affairs and see if Homan made good on his promise from September 2024, sources informed Reuters.
However shortly after Trump’s inauguration, his former private legal professional and then-Deputy Lawyer Basic Emil Bove stated he wouldn’t assist the probe, MSNBC reported. It was formally closed in current weeks, sources informed the station.
“Tom Homan has not been involved with any contract award decisions,” White Home Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson informed The Hill. Homan himself referred to as the investigation “bulls**t” when requested on Saturday.
The Homan investigation was a part of the Public Integrity Part of the Justice Division, based on MSNBC. That part was within the highlight earlier this yr when quite a few leaders resigned when requested to drop the corruption case towards Mayor Eric Adams.
