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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Trump officials shielded border czar Tom Homan from normal vetting despite bribery probe, report claims

An FBI investigation into the hiring of President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan led top agency officials to bypass typical security clearance procedures, a new report claims.

Homan’s status as target of a bribery investigation by FBI agents - who allegedly recorded him accepting $50,000 in cash from operatives posing as businessmen - was passed to Emil Bove, days before his appointment as acting deputy attorney general in early January 2025, an MS NOW investigation revealed Tuesday.

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