New York Times: Justice Department closed probe into Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, for accepting bag of cash | CNN Politics

Tom Homan, now the president’s border czar, was recorded last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash by undercover FBI agents in an investigation the Trump Justice Department later closed, The New York Times reported Saturday.

The September 2024 payment arose from a probe that was not targeting Homan, The Times reported, citing people familiar with the case. Homan was investigated for potential bribery and other crimes after he agreed to help the undercover agents, posing as businessmen, secure government contracts in a second Trump administration, the report says.

A person familiar with the matter told CNN that Homan accepted a cash payment in a sting operation.

The cash was inside a bag from the fast-casual chain Cava, The Times reported. MSNBC reported earlier on the investigation.

Investigators began looking into Homan after the original target of a case suggested that a payment to Homan could lead to federal border security contracts, The Times reported. On the tape of the September 2024 meeting, The New York Times reported, Homan appeared to agree to help the undercover agents win contracts if Donald Trump won reelection.