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Stephanopoulos Cuts Off JD Vance in Clash Over Alleged $50,000 Homan Tape

The exchange highlighted the administration’s stance following the Justice Department’s decision to close the Homan inquiry.

The ABC News mainstay sparred with the vice president over claims Border Czar Tom Homan accepted bribes to lobby for government contracts if Trump won last year.
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Overview

  • On ABC’s This Week, George Stephanopoulos pressed whether border czar Tom Homan kept or returned $50,000 reportedly captured on an FBI audiotape in September 2024.
  • Vice President JD Vance said Homan “did not take a bribe,” dismissed the reports as a “bogus” or “fake” scandal, and steered the discussion to other national issues.
  • Stephanopoulos ended the interview after Vance declined to answer directly, and Vance later criticized the segment in posts on X.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said last month the probe found no credible evidence of criminal wrongdoing and was closed.
  • Reports describe undercover agents posing as businesspeople handing Homan $50,000 while he was a private citizen, and Democrats are still seeking release of any recordings and case files.