Trump DOJ and FBI sued over bribery scandal

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00:00Trump, DOJ, and FBI sued over bribery scandal.

00:05A bribery scandal involving President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, has sparked a lawsuit

00:11accusing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice of withholding a key recording.

00:18The scandal alleges Homan took a cash bribe from agents posing as business executives

00:22in exchange for the promise of government contracts during Trump's second presidency.

00:26MSNBC claims agents caught the exchange on video, while the New York Times reported officials

00:33recorded it on audio tape.

00:36Democracy Forward, a legal services organization, filed the lawsuit to compel compliance from

00:42the FBI and the DOJ to release the recording of Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 from undercover

00:48FBI agents in September 2024.

00:51Numerous members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have asked for the production

00:58of the recording of Mr. Homan's acceptance of this cash payment and further investigation

01:03of the ethical concerns raised by the administration's closure of the consequent investigation.

01:08The lawsuit notes,

01:10FBI Director Cash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the case was

01:16subjected to a full review by FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors, who found

01:22no credible evidence of any criminal wrongdoing, according to a joint statement.

01:27President and CEO of Democracy Forward, Sky Perryman criticized the lack of transparency,

01:33warning it could erode public trust.

01:36Said Perryman,

01:36These law enforcement agencies must follow the law and release this critical recording

01:41without delay.

01:43The public deserves answers about why this investigation was closed and whether senior Trump officials

01:47are being shielded from scrutiny that would apply to anyone else.