White House defends border czar in wake of closed DOJ probe: Homan did ‘nothing wrong’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump did not ask the Justice Department to shut down the investigation of border czar Tom Homan for potential bribery. Federal law enforcement last year investigated Homan, who allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives seeking government contracts, according to an MSNBC report on Saturday. The outlet reported that Homan indicated he could help the undercover agents secure government contracts. The Justice Department waited to see if Homan planned to fulfil this claim, but the case stalled and was closed this summer. 00:15 Top Stories from POLITICO The video player is currently playing an ad. You can skip the ad in 5 sec with a mouse or keyboard MSNBC reported that the alleged meeting took place in September 2024 and Homan was caught on camera accepting the bills. POLITICO has not independently confirmed any details of the investigation, beyond several senior Trump administration officials acknowledging a probe took place and has since been closed. Leavitt launched an ardent defense of Homan at the podium during Monday’s press briefing and said the border czar never took the $50,000. She decried the investigation as another “example of the weaponization of the Biden Department of Justice” against one of the president’s “strongest and most vocal supporters” during the 2024 presidential campaign. “Mr. Homan did absolutely nothing wrong, and even the president’s Department of Justice, even Kash Patel’s FBI looked into this just to make sure — they had a number of different prosecutors and FBI agents who looked into this — they found zero evidence of illegal activity or criminal wrongdoing,” Leavitt said. “The White House and the president stand by Tom Homan 100 percent because he did absolutely nothing wrong.” Homan is a close ally of the president, and served for a stint as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during his first term. The border czar has been among the most visible defenders of the president’s second term immigration agenda, and has been a key player in executing the administration’s deportation policy. For more information, visit us at https://www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com/.