DOJ closes probe into Tom Homan after undercover cash exchange

The Justice Department closed an investigation into White House border czar Tom Homan after the FBI in 2024 recorded him accepting a bag containing $50,000 from undercover agents who were posing as businessmen seeking future government contracts, officials and people familiar with the matter said. The inquiry, which began in mid-2024 and included recorded meetings in western Texas, was formally shut this year by Justice Department officials aligned with the Trump administration, who said the evidence did not support criminal charges.

According to people familiar with the case, undercover FBI agents arranged several meetings with Homan and an associate as part of a broader counterintelligence probe. On September 20, 2024, hidden cameras and audio captured Homan receiving cash in a bag from a fast-casual restaurant chain. Investigators allege he discussed helping the undercover operatives obtain border-related government contracts if former President Donald Trump won a second term.

The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Texas sought the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section to review potential charges. Internal documents show prosecutors...