Overview

• Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Homan never took the money and called the inquiry a politically driven effort by the prior administration’s Justice Department.
• FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the matter underwent full review and yielded no credible evidence of criminal wrongdoing, so the investigation was closed.
• Multiple outlets report undercover agents posing as contractors met Homan in Texas on Sept. 20, 2024, where recordings captured a $50,000 handoff and discussions of help with government contracts once he was in office.
• Prosecutors in the Western District of Texas consulted the DOJ Public Integrity Section and weighed charges including bribery, conspiracy and fraud, but some officials questioned proving a quid pro quo since Homan was not yet a government official.
• Reuters and AP report internal dissent over the case’s strength, and Democrats are now pressing for the release of the recordings and further oversight while the White House notes Homan has not been involved in contract awards.