Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents

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3. rump's DOJ shut down investigation into Tom Homan

The Trump administration shut down an investigation into White House border czar Tom Homan after he allegedly accepted $50,000 from undercover FBI agents in exchange for offering help to secure future government contracts, according to a bombshell report.

Homan was allegedly the target of an undercover sting in September last year, where he was caught on hidden cameras in an unspecified Texas location accepting $50,000 in cash, MSNBC reports, citing internal documents it had obtained and six sources familiar with the probe.

Some FBI and Justice Department officials believed they had a case against Homan for conspiracy to commit bribery because of the recording of him accepting cash and the apparent promise to help with contracts, MSNBC reports, citing four sources familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors were considering four potential charges against Homan: bribery, conspiracy and two types of fraud, according to a document seen by MSNBC ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-border-czar-bribery-investigation-b2830605.html