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House Democrats Seek FBI Tapes in Homan Cash-For-Contracts Probe as White House Denies $50,000 Handoff

Democrats are pressing DOJ over the closed investigation, seeking recordings to resolve conflicting accounts.

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with reporters at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Overview

  • House Judiciary Democrats led by Rep. Jamie Raskin asked DOJ and the FBI to turn over any recordings and case files by Sept. 29 related to reports that Tom Homan accepted $50,000 from undercover agents.
  • MSNBC reported that agents recorded Homan in 2024 taking cash in a Cava takeout bag after he indicated he could help secure contracts in a second Trump term, and that the probe was later closed once Trump returned to the White House.
  • Homan told Fox News he did “nothing criminal” and “nothing illegal,” but he did not directly deny accepting the money described in the reporting.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Homan “never took the $50,000,” characterized the operation as an attempted entrapment, and asserted DOJ and FBI found no illegal activity; the agencies declined comment.
  • Legal experts cited in coverage said taking money to influence federal contracting would be unlawful, though some bribery statutes apply only to public officials, a factor reportedly behind prosecutors delaying charging decisions before the case was dropped.