US EditionReport Raises Questions About Background Check Process for Border Official Tom Homan
DOJ lawyers warned Trump’s team that Tom Homan faced an FBI bribery probe and was likely unfit for a clearance-required role, but the alert was ignored before inauguration.
- Shortly before the inauguration, career DOJ lawyers warned the Trump transition team that Tom Homan, former acting ICE director and border czar, faced an FBI bribery investigation.
- On Nov. 10, 2024, Trump delayed submitting nominees until Dec. 3, after Homan was announced without a background check, despite FBI recordings of $50,000 payments, according to reporting.
- A Justice Department lawyer handed Emil Bove, Trump transition official and DOJ point man, a one-page summary days before the inauguration, and Bove grimaced after reading it.
- Justice officials judged Tom Homan unlikely to obtain security clearance due to the corruption probe, while Democrats urged hearings and investigations, with Bennie Thompson calling for Homan's testimony.
- MS NOW reported the probe began under the prior administration and was later shut down by the Department of Justice and FBI Director Kash Patel; Homan's role and deportation aims raise vetting questions.
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Revealed: Top Trump border official was appointed without background check
Tom Homan, a top White House advisor to Donald Trump on matters concerning border security and immigration, appears to have been skipped over for a typical background check while he was under an FBI investigation for bribery, according to an MS NOW report from Tuesday.Earlier this year, a report found that Homan, who previously served as an acting director for ICE early in the first Trump administration, had been recorded in September 2024 accep…
Trump's border czar skipped background check – so bribery probe went unnoticed
The Department of Justice tried to warn Donald Trump's transition team in the days before his inauguration that one of the president-elect's allies was not suitable for a senior government position, but those detailed and specific concerns were apparently ignored.A small group of career DOJ lawyers ...
DOJ Told Trump Transition Team That Tom Homan Was Being Investigated for Bribery
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The Trump transition team was informed about the DOJ’s bribery investigation into Tom Homan, the former acting director of ICE whom Donald Trump tapped as his border czar shortly after he prevailed in the 2024 presidential election, a few days before Trump took the oath of office in January. MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian broke the news on Tuesday: In early January, several days before Donald Trump’s inauguration,…
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