Lawmakers Demand Disclosure After Bribery Probe Into Tom Homan Dropped

The probe originated in the summer of 2024, when investigators in western Texas began looking into claims that Homan was soliciting payments in exchange for future federal contracts. During a sting operation on September 20, agents posing as business executives handed Homan a bag from the food chain Cava containing $50,000. While the FBI and the Justice Department maintain the case was reviewed and found to lack evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the decision to drop the investigation has drawn sharp criticism.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi are now facing scrutiny over their roles in closing the matter. Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, argue the administration is shielding one of its own. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman has called for the immediate firing of Homan and the initiation of impeachment proceedings against Patel, citing a potential cover-up. White House officials have dismissed the allegations as a politically motivated attack, yet they have refused to provide a detailed explanation for why the investigation was halted after a Trump appointee labeled the effort a “deep state” probe in early 2025.