'Caught on camera': Senator says 'Pam Bondi knew' about reported 'brazen' bribery scheme

[turbinetree]

Source: Raw Story

By David McAfee
Published September 20, 2025 6:08 PM ET

Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan is a hot topic after a blockbuster MSNBC report claimed Homan had accepted a $50,000 bribe from FBI undercover agents, and one senator says Pam Bondi and others knew about the scheme.

Raw Story reported on Saturday about a MSNBC exclusive in which the outlet claimed that Homan had previously been investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. That caused U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to issue a stinging four-word response to Homan.

That set the stage for Golden State senator Adam Schiff, who said, "Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-caught-on-camera/

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This should have never happened yet this country had a US Senate and US Supreme court give this country what we have now ..................corruption

[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump is running a corrupt govt with his crime syndicate.

Why is anyone surprised that they commit crimes?

But anyone else who commits a crime goes to the torture/death camps.
Trump's people get very very rich.

[turbinetree]

2. This and we now have court and senate that is enabling this stuff.............this is just absolutely amazing..........

now I can had this to my bingo card as to why he wants to pull broadcasting license's............literally.............

[Irish_Dem]

3. Any one who reports the truth about the Trump Crime Syndicate will be destroyed.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. No.

They will try and sometimes succeed, but not always, not with everyone.

Please no nihilistic hyperbolic all-or-nothing posts.

[ananda]

20. Well, it hasn't proven to be hyperbolic yet.

Though it should be.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. It IS hyperbolic on it's face. It has not been proven true and likely never will be. . . . . nt

[ananda]

22. Wrong. It's true right now, with no signs of changing.

That is all.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. Wrong. Many people are reporting on tRump's crime syndicate & doing okay. The OP is proof of that. . . . . nt

[BidenRocks]

49. Show me the prosecutions!

Yeah, about that...

[Irish_Dem]

36. Bernado you know I like you.

Do you mind if I give you some feedback?

You have been grouchy bear today.

Telling me to stop my signature style of cynical hyperbole will
get you no where fast.

[Trueblue1968]

29. Why arent theyball in jail ??? Bondi and Cash too !!! Cash Pedal needs too be in jail.

[Irish_Dem]

37. The best sociopaths don't break the law. They make the law.

[erronis]

4. As George Carlin said: You're either in this club or you ain't. And you ain't.

Other than the bots and russian/maga "researchers" visiting this site ---- we're not in the club.

[FakeNoose]

5. What they aren't saying is that this FBI sting with Tom Homan happened last year

Chump wasn't elected yet ... but Tom Homan was taking bribes anyway.

Homan KNEW Chump would be president and Homan KNEW he would be appointed as the "Border Czar."

How did he know this? Maybe he was part of the election fraud that was perpetrated last year and has never been properly investigated. I don't know but I want some answers. This demands a thorough investigation and not just for the petty corruption.

How many other of Chump's appointees and Cabinet were part of this fake election? How many were going around asking for bribes before they ever had a job at the White House?

Holy SHIT!!!!

[AZJonnie]

9. I think you're getting ahead of what is actually known

Homan KNEW Chump would be president and Homan KNEW he would be appointed as the "Border Czar."

Or, more likely, he said "if you pay me and Trump wins (my people tell us that he's going to) and appoints me to a position (which he's told me he would do), I will steer business in your direction".

[FakeNoose]

17. OK ... maybe you're right ... but who is stupid enough to think that would work?

Oh ... never mind.

[AZJonnie]

26. For one, any pathological narcissist would *definitely* think that would work

They'd believe any scam they'd think of would work, because they're, ya know:

THEM

but their marks are all:

everyone else

[calimary]

48. And such folks always figure that they're gonna get away with it.

If you knew what a mess it’d cause for you, maybe you’d steer clear or soft-pedal your public comments. There’d be bad PR that you’d deny and maybe you’d be after all your friends to deny, even when some (if not many) were already neck-deep in it through their own actions.

I can’t help but suspect that they just don’t think they’ll get caught. But if and when they do, they expect him to reward their loyalty with a way out.

[JoseBalow]

6. "Who's the illegal now?" - AOC

That caused U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to issue a stinging four-word response to Homan.

[orleans]

24. that was great! nt

[AZJonnie]

7. I'm sure Trump is very angry

Not only did Homan get his dumb ass caught, he was making money off Trump's name without cutting him in on a share of the bribery profits. That combination might cost him his job unless Homan gets on his knees and gets to work quickly (disclaimer: this quip has nothing whatsoever to do with the genders of the parties involved).

[FalloutShelter]

8. More members of the criminal cartel...

Crimeing…
Shocker.

Do I really need the sarcasm emoji?

[ThoughtCriminal]

10. I wonder how many real bribes he has has taken

I would be very surprised if taking the 50k in the FBI sting was an entry-level grift.

[dalton99a]

11. .

[riversedge]

12. Bondi just waved her magic thingy and zap--its Gone!!

[Justice]

14. Release the Homan tape!

[BOSSHOG]

15. And then send him to El Salvador

[surfered]

19. Or Uganda

[chicoescuela]

31. Somali?

[Exp]

16. K&R

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Bondi and the trump DOJ knew about this asshole

Link to tweet

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.

Pam Bondi knew.

Kash Patel knew.

Emil Bove knew.

And they made the investigation go away.

A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

[Skittles]

55. and these fucking assholes go on about deporting "criminals"

fucking HYPOCRITES

[tetedur]

25. What kind of government can we expect from a convicted felon?

[republianmushroom]

27. Caught, republican hands in the cookie jar.

Who would have thunk it. Damn, the law and order party. SHAME !

[multigraincracker]

28. Need to open an investigation now.

True or false, hearings and investigations are in order to find the truth. Time to find out is now.

[surfered]

30. If you're Republican, they let you do it.

[sop]

32. This is Putin-level corruption.

[hay rick]

33. The AG says "Nothing to see here, oink, oink!"

[Kid Berwyn]

34. Thank you, Raw Story!

Great journalism that shows how far Corporate McPravda is up Trump's treasonous and pimply ass.

[chiffondior]

35. Of everyone in this whole corrupt regime.....

I feel like Homan would be neck and neck with Stephen Miller if there was a race to see who would most gleefully put on a Nazi SS uniform.

[travelingthrulife]

38. So helpful that our Senators point out all these crimes and then no one does anything about them.

[Jimi du Ranty]

39. Can we assume then that Trump and his entire cabinet are collecting bribes?

Will they ever be held responsible for their crimes?

[calimary]

50. I'd bet they are.

The game is only about “how do I hide this? What’s the easiest way out? I can’t be seen getting my hands dirty…’

[Hotler]

40. Remember ABSCAM during the 70's-80"s? Politicians were caught on tape stuffing envelops of cash

in their pockets and down their pants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscam

[2na fisherman]

41. A way to get rich quick

Amassing a personal fortune by any means necessary is a key reason we see so many sick people enter into positions of authority as a career instead of a desire to offer diligent service to the people of the country. And many of our politicians usually start out by making shady deals with wealthy donors to fund their campaigns. Then, if elected, they make more deals to advance certain corporate interests and get a piece of the action via insider trading and/or further "donations" to some front PAC through which they wash their bribes. And now it's even easier to get their bribes directly paid via crypto. And after they are out of office, many get paid back for favors done while in office by obtaining do-nothing jobs for corporations, think tanks and speaking engagements. The only other scam for gaining such corrupt riches seems to be playing the role of "pastor" in a so-called church which constantly asks for donations for bestowing dubious blessings upon their flock, thereby fleecing them. And as a bonus, all their riches are tax-free.

[Emile]

42. Trump administration is Weak on Crime!

[quakerboy]

45. They are crime

If we ever manage to get back to democracy, I think that we need to do what we should have done last time.. Fire EVERY single person brought in by trump. At every level. 100% clean sweep of anyone tied to this regime.

[czarjak]

43. RULES FOR THEE

[quakerboy]

44. All the best people.

[dlk]

46. Dirty is as dirty does

And we all know those who are wallowing in the mud.

[NoMoreRepugs]

47. Not one Deplorable will care about this - not one.

[Sneederbunk]

51. And Homan has such an honest face.

[usonian]

52. RELEASE THE HOMAN FILES!

Along with Epstein's.

Sorry if this is a duplicate. I couldn't resist.

And it needs the exposure.

Cheers

[Miami Blue]

53. Mafioso Don the Con

And his Mafia Organization consists of a bunch
of unscrupulous grifters and gangsters.

They are stealing money from the less fortunate
American taxpayers. Meanwhile, the infamous
cartoonish-looking orange man gives to his buddies, (btw, the richest 1%) a massive Tax
Cut which I think they don't really need.

Enough is Enough
Vote. Them. Out.
Lock. Them. Up.
ASAP

[LetMyPeopleVote]

54. Governor Newsom is having fun with this

Link to tweet

KIND DONALD THE TURD NEEDED A CZAR WHO'D COMMIT ANY CRIMES FOR HIM, SO HE PICKED TOM "THE SCUM" HOMAN. TOMMY WAS IN TROUBLE SO DONNY MADE IT GO AWAY. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON COMMITTING CRIMES AT THE BORDER: THE BORDER CZAR. LET'S DEPORT THE DEPORTER.

[Hotler]

56. kicking. mt