FBI sued for Homan tapes following alleged bribery

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5743683-fbi-sued-homan-bribe-tape/

A government watchdog group is suing the FBI to force the release of a tape that reportedly shows border czar Tom Homan allegedly accepting a $50,000 bribe.

MSNOW reported in September that before President Trump won the election, Homan had been approached by an undercover FBI agent following a tip that he was taking kickbacks in exchange for helping companies secure lucrative government contracts should Trump be elected.

The act was reportedly caught on tape, showing Homan accepting the cash in a Cava bag. Homan in September said he “did nothing criminal” but did not deny taking a $50,000 cash payment

Democracy Defenders Fund is suing after the FBI rebuffed their efforts to secure the tape and other files related to the investigation into Homan

“These documents contain vital information that the American public needs to have in order to assess both Mr. Homan’s potentially corrupt actions as well as the Department of Justice and FBI’s potentially politically motivated decision to drop the investigation into Mr. Homan, one of the Trump Administration’s appointees,” the group wrote in its suit.

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just_another_person@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 210d (1 reply)

Exciting. Can't wait to hear the insane denials and excuses as to why it won't be released, OR..."we lost it".

LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 210d

Schrödinger's investigation? No we can't release this as it's part of an active investigation. No, we have no indictments or other activities to report, keep waiting.

daannii@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 210d

Also what a cheap bastard. 50k!?!

50k!?!

That's barely enough to buy a basic new car now days.

I mean that's nothing.

When Trump's family and cabinet are making millions and billions on bribes.

This dude. He's a Small fish.

NOT_RICK_SANCHEZ@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 210d

Would love to hear how these people now have HDS, widely known as Homan Derangement Syndrome or any of the new ridiculous shit they say when you call out their corruption

bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 210d

Under the jail. This man is supposedly in a position of public trust.