Trump's border czar Tom Homan denies taking $50,000 from undercover FBI agents: 'I'm not enriching myself'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 16 October 2025 09:19 BST


Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s border czar, has publicly denied taking $50,000 in exchange for government contracts for the first time. Homan, a contributor to Project 2025 and the architect of the family separation policy enforced in Trump’s first administration, appeared at a town hall event yesterday to claim that he is not “enriching” himself through his government role.

“I didn’t take $50,000 from anybody,” Homan told NewsNation’s Bill O’Reilly, referencing an alleged video that reportedly captured him taking cash from FBI agents disguised as business executives. Trump’s border czar went on to claim that he has been the victim of media “hit pieces” during his time in office, during which he has presided over one of the most aggressive immigration crackdowns in recent history.

“There’s got to be 30, 40 hit pieces about me, about how I’m involved with the contract intergovernmental contracts,” Homan said. “Day one, I came back. I recused myself from any discussions, any contracts, or any monetary decisions like that because I used to have a company that did consulting. “So I cleared myself day one. What people don’t talk about is that I took a significant, huge pay cut to come back and serve my nation. And I’m not enriching myself doing this job.”

However, this is the first time that Homan has claimed that he did not accept the cash, despite the event allegedly being caught on video by the FBI.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-fbi-50000-b2846409.html

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appeared at a town hall event yesterday to claim that he is not “enriching” himself

You are instead enriching yourself AND your spouse and 4 children.

“There’s got to be 30, 40 hit pieces about me, about how I’m involved with the contract intergovernmental contracts,” Homan said. “Day one, I came back. I recused myself from any discussions, any contracts, or any monetary decisions like that because I used to have a company that did consulting. “So I cleared myself day one.

That has nothing to do with accepting a $50,000 bribe that was caught on video.

[Walleye]

1. Next question should be, whom is he in enriching?

He’s getting his lies organized and talking to Stephen Miller about it, no doubt. Republicans don’t take a pay cut unless they expect to make more on the side, please spare m the pay cut crap.

[AZJonnie]

2. Gee, UK Independent, don't commit yourself to what are essentially known facts TOO much, kay?

alleged video that reportedly captured him taking cash from FBI agents
one of the most aggressive immigration crackdowns in recent history

How about you (and all the rest of the so-called news agencies) gonad the fuck up and start calling a spade a spade when it comes to this criminal regime, for once?

[Zorro]

3. Who ya gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes?

[C_U_L8R]

4. Let's go to the videotape.

keep digging, Homey. This probably wasn’t the first bribe he’s taken and there may be evidence/witnesses to those as well.

[Ocelot II]

5. So what happened to the money?

Maybe he was just the bag man, but if someone else got the money and if bribery was going on he's part of the conspiracy and just as culpable. Even if he didn't keep the money for himself he's still on the hook.

[Turbineguy]

6. Everybody in the trump admin should enrich themselves

in preparation for that Evil Day of Reckoning when they will have to spend it on lawyers.

[republianmushroom]

7. No, not me, not me,

but My wife has this LLC business that will like little mike's wife.

[sheshe2]

8. Oh Tommy, you are such a kidder. 😜

[Username1234]

9. The audio was garbled. Didn't he say: "Homan denies taking ONLY $50k from undercover FBI agents."

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[twodogsbarking]

10. well played

[everyonematters]

11. Bondi before the Senate committee under oath wouldn't say whether he took the money.

Homan hasn't been put under oath yet. That is an indication that Homan is lying.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. One crook above all others and no crook under the law.

America's future present.

[Wonder Why]

13. He only did it out of the good of his heart. He didn't want them to feel bad if he turned it down.

[JoseBalow]

14. Took him long enough. I guess it took time to find and destroy the evidence

and coerce the witnesses. That's how the fascists do it, right?