Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

DOJ Slammed For Dropping Investigation Into Trump Official Who Accepted Bribe From Undercover FBI Agents

Tom Homan
Win McNamee/Getty Images

The Department of Justice is under fire after dropping an investigation into Trump border czar Tom Homan, who was caught on camera accepting a $50k bribe from undercover FBI agents.

MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's current "border czar," Tom Homan, served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during Trump's first presidential term.

Between Trump terms, Homan accepted bribes from businesses for his promise to funnel lucrative government contracts to them if Trump was reelected. Or at least that's what he promised to do when he accepted $50,000 from undercover FBI agents.


But Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ), headed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, shut down the investigation into Homan's corruption.

Bondi was the Florida Attorney General who failed to take any action against longtime Trump pal and previously convicted registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while he ran a human trafficking ring with girls as young as 14 out of his Florida home and offices.

As reward for her exemplary work in Florida, Trump selected her to head the DOJ and handle the Epstein files.

Last year, the FBI recorded Homan accepting $50,000 in cash and saying he could help the undercover FBI agents, posing as business executives, to secure government contracts in a second Trump term.

According to the New York Times, the FBI was actively investigating Homan for bribery and other potential crimes until the Trump administration pulled the plug.

People, including members of Congress, are sounding off on the corruption and the cover-up.

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.Pam Bondi knew.Kash Patel knew.Emil Bove knew.And they made the investigation go away.A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
— Sen. Adam Schiff (@schiff.senate.gov) September 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM


White House border czar Tom Homan accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents as a bribe in exchange for government contracts.The Trump administration shut down the investigation.Corruption, plain and simple.

[image or embed]
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar.com) September 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM


What I want to know is if this is the first time Homan has accepted a bribe.In a normal Administration, he would be immediately fired and a full forensic investigation conducted.But in this corrupt Administration, they’ll lie and deflect.
— Congresswoman Gwen Moore (@repgwenmoore.bsky.social) September 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM


Bet Homan won’t even have to pay taxes on his bribe. At least as long as the regime lasts.
— LOLGOP ❌👑,🤡 (@thefarce.org) September 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM



There isn’t a person alive who is surprised that Tom Homan is a dirty cop. Not even Republicans who apparently watched the FBI video of him taking a $50,000 bribe, and just swept it under the rug.
— The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM


Here’s the thing. The half of the country that lives in the FoxNews sewer aren’t going to hear about border czar Homan getting caught on tape taking a $50,000 bribe

[image or embed]
— Pat Bagley (@bagleycartoons.bsky.social) September 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM


Tom Homan operates the terrorist organization ICE that sends masked thugs into our cities, brutalize people selected by color and ships them to concentration camps.I want him held accountable for that. His taking a $50k bribe was the least horrible of his crimes.#nurembergonthepotomac
— We Are Saners (@wearesaners.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM


maga line on the homan bribe is that he is innocent because he would not have taken the bribe if he had known it was a sting
— m (@keptsimple.bsky.social) September 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM


Tom Homan was free to accept a $50,000 cash bribe because he knows he’s in the whiteness protection plan.
— Eric Rosen (@erosen1.bsky.social) September 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM


Tom Homan seems like the kind of guy who would have spent his entire 50k bribe on taxidermy.
— Noel Casler Comedy (@noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM


Breaking: Border Czar Tom Homan to deport bribe taker Tom Homan.
— Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM


Surveillance photo of Tom Homan accepting bribe.

[image or embed]
— Truth Social(ist) (@twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM


FBI caught fascist Border Czar Tom Homan taking a $50K bribe ON CAMERA to funnel tax payer funded Govt contracts to his friends. Bondi & Patel knew & likely Trump knew—& killed the investigationBeing undocumented is a civil offense. Taking bribes is a felony. So when does Homan go to El Salvador?🤔
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid.com) September 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM


It's not called entrapment when you accept a bribe, it's called corruption. Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

[image or embed]
— Human☮ (@4humanunity.bsky.social) September 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM


The big story isn't that Tom Homan took a bribe; the big story is that Donald Trump’s DOJ dropped the case. Oh, and Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.
— Truth Social(ist) (@twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM


Of course MAGA doesn't care about Tom Homan taking a bribe; they don't care that Donald Trump is a pedophile.

[image or embed]
— Truth Social(ist) (@twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM


The FBI says there was insufficient evidence to charge Tom Homan with bribery because in the video of undercover agents handing him a bag of cash he did not say “Thank you for this bribe.”
— Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) September 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM


A few Qs in this week's Kash hearings that ring differently know that we know Tom Homan took a bribe.1) Kash was asked how many people triggered CI concerns in background checks. Homan investigation was a CI investigation.2) Kash was asked WHY background checks were halted until he was confirmed.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) September 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM


Tom Homan accepted a $50K bribe and will face no consequences. As a teacher, if I accept a gift worth more than $50, I could lose my job and/or face criminal charges.
— KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 (@kdnerak33.bsky.social) September 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Neither the White House nor the FBI denied that an investigation of Homan occurred.

More from News/political-news

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Zohran Mamdani
Andres Kudacki/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

AOC Has Democrats Applauding With Her Viral Reaction To Zohran Mamdani's Historic Win

New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had people nodding their heads after she opened up about why democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday is so important for the country at large as well as for the future of the Democratic Party.

Mamdani successfully took on the establishment to become the first South Asian, first Muslim, and first millennial mayor-elect, running a campaign that focused predominantly on the city's affordability crisis and that successfully batted away racist and Islamophobic backlash from right-wingers who claimed his policies would "destroy" the city.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Mike Johnson
Fox News

Mike Johnson Gets A Swift Reality Check After Trying To Downplay The Election Results

House Speaker Mike Johnson was called out after displaying his clear denial over Tuesday night's election wins for Democrats, claiming that "no one should read too much into" the results despite major upsets.

Democrats won races around the country, particularly in Virginia, where Abigail Spanberger became the first woman to the win the governorship in the state's history, and in New York City, where Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, successfully took on the establishment to become the first South Asian, first Muslim, and first millennial mayor-elect.

Keep ReadingShow less
A man in a suit walking down the sidewalk and pulling a bag
person in black suit jacket with r ed bag walking beside metal fence
Photo by Romain V on Unsplash

People Who Quit Their Jobs On Day One Reveal What Made Them Say 'Nope, Not Doing This'

Every now and then, simply because we need money, we might take a job that doesn't fulfill us in any way, but at least keeps our bank accounts happy.

Some jobs, however, are so soul-sucking that even with no other prospects immediately on the horizon, we can't, in good conscience, keep working them.

Keep ReadingShow less
Matt Gaetz; Dan Crenshaw
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images; Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Matt Gaetz Gets Hit With Brutal Community Note After Sparring With GOP Rep. Over Real 'Conservatism'

While feuding with his fellow MAGA Republican, Texas Representative Dan Crenshaw, former Florida GOP Representative Matt Gaetz got slammed with a brutally honest community note by X users.

Gaetz and Crenshaw were feuding on X Friday and Saturday over the Republican Party’s stance on Israel.

Keep ReadingShow less
Reese Witherspoon attends the 'Joy Is Rebellion: Hello Sunshine and Gen Z Rewrite the Narrative' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival.
Marc Piasecki/Getty Images

Reese Witherspoon Opens Up About Pressure Of Being First 'SNL' Host After 9/11—And We Can Only Imagine

We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001—one of the most terrifying Tuesdays in American history. Flights were grounded, the stock market froze, and late-night comedy suddenly felt irrelevant.

When Saturday Night Live finally returned on September 29, the nation watched through tears as then-celebrated Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a crowd of first responders stood onstage beside Lorne Michaels and Paul Simon.

Keep ReadingShow less