Senate Democrats demand DOJ release files on Homan probe
The article reports that Senate Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee have joined House Democrats in demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) release documents related to a prior bribery examination involving Tom Homan, a former White House border official. The investigation allegedly involved Homan accepting $50,000 in cash bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives, wiht promises to help secure government contracts if Donald Trump won reelection. Though the investigation was dropped recently by the DOJ and FBI under the Trump administration, Senate democrats express concern that the probe was prematurely closed to protect political allies and call for transparency.Led by Sen. Gary Peters and supported by other Democratic senators, the committee requested the full investigative files, including evidence and communications linked to the case. Homan denies wrongdoing, and the White House also denies he accepted the bribes. The DOJ has been asked to provide a briefing by early October.
Senate Democrats join House effort to demand DOJ release files on Homan bribery investigation
Senate Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee have demanded the Department of Justice release files related to its prior investigation into bribery allegations involving White House border czar Tom Homan.
The congressional request comes after House Judiciary Committee Democrats asked the DOJ and FBI for evidence related to the investigation, which has now been dropped.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), the committee’s ranking member, led the latest letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday.
In September 2024, Homan allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives in exchange for helping the agents lock down government contracts if President Donald Trump won reelection last year.
The Trump administration recently shut down the investigation into Homan without an explanation after the DOJ and FBI reportedly planned to continue it. FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly requested a status update on the case before it was closed.
“If true, this alleged conduct by a senior government official is unacceptable,” the letter states. “The fact that the incoming Trump Administration reportedly closed this investigation prematurely raises further concerns that the Administration is weaponizing our system of justice to protect the president’s friends and to persecute his political foes.”
The committee demanded the DOJ and FBI hand over their investigative file involving Homan, including audio or video recordings, and their communications regarding the case since Trump’s second inauguration, among other documents. Bondi must submit a briefing to the committee’s staff by Oct. 8.
Peters was joined by Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Andy Kim (D-NJ).
“It is critical that the American people be able to trust that the influence of White House and other government officials has not been bought, and that contracts will be awarded to companies based on merit, not to those willing to pay bribes,” the letter reads.
“Our homeland security should not be for sale so that one official can provide favors to his friends, and we encourage the Department to treat this investigation with the seriousness it deserves.”
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Homan, the former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, denied he committed any wrongdoing but did not address whether he accepted the bribes as alleged. His response came hours after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied he ever accepted the payment.
The Washington Examiner contacted the DOJ for comment on the letter.
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