House Judiciary Democrats ask FBI and DOJ for evidence of Homan bribe
the article reports that House Judiciary Democrats, led by ranking member Jamie Raskin, have requested evidence from the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) related to an alleged bribery scandal involving Tom Homan, known as the “Border Czar” and former acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. homan is accused of accepting $50,000 in cash bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives, intended to secure a large goverment contract. The investigation into Homan was recently shut down by the Trump administration, prompting Democratic lawmakers to accuse the DOJ and FBI of a cover-up designed to protect allies of former President Donald Trump.
Democrats claim that recordings and sources confirm Homan’s involvement, perhaps implicating him in federal felonies including conspiracy to commit bribery. They criticize the DOJ for lacking credibility following controversies such as the handling of Jeffrey Epstein files. the letter demands a list of evidence by September 29, although Democrats currently lack subpoena power in the House minority. meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Homan, accusing the Biden DOJ of politically motivated attempts to entrap Trump allies. The FBI and DOJ have not commented on the allegations.
House Judiciary Democrats ask FBI and DOJ for evidence of Homan bribe
House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin sent a letter to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation demanding recordings from “Border Czar” Tom Homan’s alleged bribe scandal.
Homan allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash bribes from undercover FBI agents stuffed in a Cava takeout bag following an agreement to help the agents, posing as business executives, lock down a large government contract.
The letter comes as the Trump administration recently shut down the investigation into Homan. Homan, the former acting head of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was reported as having traveled to Texas to receive the cash. In exchange for payment, he was said to have promised to give out contacts if President Donald Trump won the election.
“Confirmed by six sources and reportedly captured on recordings now in the DOJ and FBI’s possession, this startling episode is powerful evidence that Mr. Homan may have committed multiple federal felonies, including conspiracy to commit bribery,” the Democrats wrote.
“Your reported effort to shut down this investigation appears to be a brazen cover-up to protect Donald Trump’s allies, at a time when the DOJ and FBI are also being ordered to aggressively pursue prosecution of Donald Trump’s political enemies,” it continued.
Once Trump took office this year, then-acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove indicated that he did not support the investigation moving forward after he was briefed on the issue.
“I did nothing criminal,” Homan said Monday on “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News.
Judiciary Democrats called this “cover-up” to be “utterly shocking.” The letter references a similar situation during the Reagan administration, in which E. Robert Wallach was convicted. They wrote that the DOJ “has no credibility left” after the handling of the files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
They demanded that a list of alleged evidence be handed over to the committee by Sept. 29. Democrats are in the minority in the House, meaning they do not have the power to issue subpoenas and compel documents from the administration.
LEAVITT DEFENDS HOMAN AMID $50K BRIBE ALLEGATION: FBI TRIED TO ‘ENTRAP’ TRUMP ALLY
“This was another example of the weaponization of the Biden Department of Justice against one of President Trump’s strongest and most vocal supporters in the midst of a presidential campaign,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a briefing at the White House Monday afternoon.
“You had FBI agents going undercover to try and entrap one of the president’s top allies and supporters, someone who they knew very well would be taking a government position months later,” Leavitt said.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the FBI and DOJ for comment, but did not hear back.
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