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BumRushDaShow

(160,516 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:20 AM Yesterday

White House quickly changes its story after Tom Homan bribery revelations

Source: Raw Story

September 22, 2025 7:08PM ET


The White House is changing its story around "border czar" Tom Homan accepting a $50,000 bribe as Donald Trump's administration was coming into office. Reporting for MSNBC, Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig wrote over the weekend that Homan, whose official title is the executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), was caught by special agents in Texas soliciting bribes.

The undercover operation had agents posing as business executives trying to influence government contracts. Homan accepted $50,000 in cash and indicated he would help them get the contract, according to the report.

The report at the time quoted White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson attacking the effort as a "blatantly political investigation, which found no evidence of illegal activity, is yet another example of how the Biden Department of Justice was using it’s resources to target President Trump’s allies rather than investigate real criminals and the millions of illegal aliens who flooded our country." That story changed on Monday, however.

Dilanian wrote on X, "The White House is now saying Tom Homan didn't take the $50,000 in cash. That was not part of their statement when we first went to them on Saturday. Multiple people familiar with the case say he did accept the money, as does an internal government document reviewed by MSNBC."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/tom-homan-2674017845/

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White House quickly changes its story after Tom Homan bribery revelations (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
Yes, Bidens Justice Department forced him to take the cash. DemMedic Yesterday #1
"Someone had to take care of the poor innocent abandoned cash-money, it had to be me" ck4829 16 hrs ago #22
It was ANTIFA Hassin Bin Sober 14 hrs ago #27
They forgot to go with the maximalist denial on Day 1, their usual tactic Prairie Gates Yesterday #2
didn't Homan go on FoxNews and admit he took the cash, but denied it was criminal? LymphocyteLover Yesterday #3
Homan did NOT deny taking the $50.000 Cash during the foxnews interview!! riversedge Yesterday #6
In Trump's America robleb Yesterday #4
He was undercover and compiling information. Ask that creepy little dude with the cheap glasses. twodogsbarking Yesterday #5
I'm sure the agents working undercover can be located Historic NY Yesterday #7
They've probably been fired..... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #18
Absolutely ck4829 16 hrs ago #23
And I do believe there is a video, Baitball Blogger Yesterday #8
*was* a video Prairie Gates Yesterday #10
Yep ck4829 16 hrs ago #21
The innocent are sent to foreign gulags without trial..... 70sEraVet Yesterday #9
It is disgusting ck4829 16 hrs ago #24
Zero due process BOSSHOG Yesterday #11
A criminal administration from top to bottom. Martin68 22 hrs ago #12
Stupid enough to be caught. Bayard 21 hrs ago #13
Chump prefers to hire stupid people whenever possible FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #26
Abscam, Delorean, BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #14
They need to find the "Yeah, that's the ticket" guy to be press spokesman Mysterian 20 hrs ago #15
I'm not sure that the 'WH' is really saying "he didn't take the cash" stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #16
And did Homan declare the 50 grand on his Tax Returns? mackdaddy 19 hrs ago #17
Oh come on durablend 16 hrs ago #19
Looks like the evidence has got him dead to rights. ananda 16 hrs ago #20
K&R ck4829 16 hrs ago #25
The Bagman better amend his 2024 tax return asap. Sneederbunk 13 hrs ago #28
"...Biden Department of Justice was using its resources to target President Trump's allies rather than investigate real BadgerMom 13 hrs ago #29

ck4829

(37,093 posts)
22. "Someone had to take care of the poor innocent abandoned cash-money, it had to be me"
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 05:23 PM
16 hrs ago

Prairie Gates

(6,307 posts)
2. They forgot to go with the maximalist denial on Day 1, their usual tactic
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:25 AM
Yesterday

Somebody forgot that they control the DOJ and don't have to ever show anyone anywhere the stone cold proof of this faccia di criminale pocketing the fitty-grand.

twodogsbarking

(15,916 posts)
5. He was undercover and compiling information. Ask that creepy little dude with the cheap glasses.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:48 AM
Yesterday

Historic NY

(39,297 posts)
7. I'm sure the agents working undercover can be located
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:23 AM
Yesterday

When a case like this happens, there are receipts for the disbursement of cash and perhaps a copy of the bills with serial numbers. Its just like a drug deal follow the money.

SergeStorms

(19,770 posts)
18. They've probably been fired.....
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:55 PM
18 hrs ago

or they're on a "special case" in Antarctica at the moment. A Justice Department spokesperson was on all mainstream media yesterday saying he never took any money and "Even Kash Patel's FBI investigated this and found it not to be true." Suuuure they did!

Prairie Gates

(6,307 posts)
10. *was* a video
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:40 AM
Yesterday

Add "destroying evidence" to the eventual "truth and reconciliation committee" docket.

70sEraVet

(4,915 posts)
9. The innocent are sent to foreign gulags without trial.....
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:19 AM
Yesterday

And the guilty are showered with praise and power
In our America, the Beautiful

BOSSHOG

(43,698 posts)
11. Zero due process
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:44 AM
Yesterday

One way to Uganda. What’s good for the innocent is good for the guilty. 34 felony convictions.

EPSTEIN INVESTIGATIONS THAT TYLENOL CANT PUT AN END TO. ADJUDICATED RAPIST. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON.

FakeNoose

(38,707 posts)
26. Chump prefers to hire stupid people whenever possible
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 06:34 PM
15 hrs ago

No. 1 - it makes him look "smart" by comparison.
No. 2 - when things go sideways, he always has someone he can blame it on and fire for his mistakes.

BidenRocks

(2,247 posts)
14. Abscam, Delorean,
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 01:19 PM
20 hrs ago

NYC mayor among past honorees.

Homan works cheap!

Lock him up in Alligator Auschwitcz!

Mysterian

(5,935 posts)
15. They need to find the "Yeah, that's the ticket" guy to be press spokesman
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 01:38 PM
20 hrs ago

Much more credibility.

stopdiggin

(14,425 posts)
16. I'm not sure that the 'WH' is really saying "he didn't take the cash"
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:26 PM
19 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Sep 23, 2025, 03:34 PM - Edit history (1)

And - if someone within the WH was actually silly enough to do so - that version of the story lasted all of about 15 minutes. (together with the 'hook' coming out from stage left)

Other posters are already saying that Homan himself has affirmed, in interview, that he did ....

Edit: WRONG! WH spokesman did say this (on the record). Homan also stated that he did (take the money). And the WH is now spinning that "both statements are true" (simultaneously?) and, "nothing to see here", "hit pieces", "targeting Trump supporters" - yada, yada ...

The lies just become more brazen and barefaced as they mount ...

mackdaddy

(1,870 posts)
17. And did Homan declare the 50 grand on his Tax Returns?
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:45 PM
19 hrs ago

Or should they add tax evasion to bribery and corruption?

BadgerMom

(3,325 posts)
29. "...Biden Department of Justice was using its resources to target President Trump's allies rather than investigate real
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:19 PM
13 hrs ago

criminals…”

If only so many of President Trump’s allies WERENT real criminals, maybe he’d have a point. But, as it stands, it’s just DJT claiming he’s a victim for the zillionth time.

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