The Border Czar and a Bag of $50,000

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

For the past few weeks, Trump officials have repeatedly dodged questions about an undercover F.B.I. investigation of the border czar, Tom Homan, and what became of $50,000 in cash that was delivered to him. Devlin Barret, who covers the F.B.I. for The New York Times, discusses the inquiry, which was closed after President Trump came to office.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrow.
0:04.0	This is the Daily.
0:12.3	The White House Borders are Tom Homan was recorded on an FBI surveillance tape in September
0:16.5	2024, accepting $50,000 in cash.
0:20.2	Did he keep that money or give it back?
0:22.3	For the past few weeks, Trump officials have been asked repeatedly about an undercover FBI
0:27.3	investigation of Bordersar Tom Holman.
0:30.4	What became of the $50,000 in cash that the FBI delivered to Mr. Holman?
0:36.4	And consistently, they've sidestepped.
0:38.7	Did he accept that $50,000 or not?
0:41.0	George, I don't know what you're talking about.
0:42.8	Did he accept $50,000 for what?
0:44.8	Or refuse to answer key questions.
0:47.2	Did the FBI get it back?
0:48.5	Senator White House, you're welcome to talk to the FBI.
0:51.6	About whether one of Trump's top immigration officials
0:54.6	brazenly broke the law
0:56.5	and what's being done about it.
0:58.9	The White House and the president stand by Tom Homan 100%
1:02.6	because he did absolutely nothing wrong.
1:04.8	Today, my colleague Devlin Barrett
1:07.2	on the story behind those questions
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