Justice officials were initially concerned that Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance, but when he did, federal prosecutors planned to monitor him during his tenure as border czar to see if he continued to act corruptly. But the investigation was eventually dropped by Kash Patel's FBI, even though internal DOJ documents pointed to evidence of Homan's bribe in the CAVA bag.
This wouldn't have happened if 1) Homan wasn't so easily bribed and 2) Trump actually gave the FBI a list of appointees for background checks after he won the election in November, as almost every president does. Trump only agreed to send the list on December 3, and when he did, it was incomplete. Now the White House was forced to fully defend Homan, ignoring the fact that the federal government was actively investigating him for bribery.
“This was an overtly political investigation that found no evidence of illegal activity and was yet another example of the Biden Department of Justice using its resources to target allies of President Trump rather than investigating the real criminals and millions of illegal immigrants flooding our country,” White House press secretary Abigail Jackson said in a statement. “Tom Homan is a career law enforcement officer and lifelong public servant who is doing a phenomenal job on behalf of President Trump and the country.”
