Karoline Levitt May Now Be 'Compromised' After Lying About Bribery Investigation • Franknez.com

In a White House briefing that was supposed to be routine, press secretary Karoline Leavitt instead handed Democrats a golden opportunity to question the administration’s integrity, flat-out denying that Trump’s border czar Tom Homan ever pocketed $50,000 from undercover FBI agents—despite mountains of evidence saying otherwise.

The slip-up, coming just days after MSNBC blew the lid off the September 2024 sting, has left even some insiders whispering about whether Leavitt’s quick pivot to denial was a desperate bid to protect a compromised ally, or if she’s the one now tangled in the web.

The mess traces back to a sting operation run by the outgoing Biden administration, where agents posing as businessmen allegedly handed Homan a bag stuffed with $50,000 cash—sourced from a Cava restaurant, of all places—in exchange for promises to grease federal contracts once Trump returned to power.

MSNBC’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian broke the story over the weekend, citing internal documents and recordings that explicitly show Homan accepting the payment.

Leonnig even shared a screenshot on X, noting, “We reviewed internal document saying Homan accepted the cash payment from undercover @FBI agents in September 2024.”

Karoline Leavitt’s Response

Fast-forward to Monday’s briefing, and Leavitt was asked point-blank if Homan would return the cash.

Her response?

A curt dismissal: “Well, Mr. Homan never took the $50,000 that you’re referring to, so you should get your facts straight.”

She doubled down, accusing the Biden team of “weaponizing” the government to “entrap” Homan, one of Trump’s “strongest and most vocal supporters.”

Leavitt wrapped it up with full-throated praise, stating, “The White House and the president stand by Mr. Homan 100 percent.

He did absolutely nothing wrong, and he is a brave public servant who has done a phenomenal job in helping the president shut down the border.”

Homan Also Says Otherwise…

GOP member Tom Homan under investigation for bribery

But here’s where it unravels.

Homan himself, chatting with Fox News that same night, didn’t bother denying the handoff.

Instead, he brushed it off as a barrage of “hit piece after hit piece after hit piece,” insisting, “I did nothing criminal, I did nothing illegal,” and pointing to the FBI and DOJ’s sign-off that no crime occurred.

When pressed on the gap between his words and Leavitt’s, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told The Daily Beast, “There is no difference, both statements reiterate the truth: Tom Homan did nothing wrong and the Biden Administration weaponized government institutions to target Trump allies. When will the clowns at the Daily Beast cover that?”

She dodged the money’s whereabouts entirely.

For a press secretary who’s supposed to be the administration’s unflappable voice, this feels like a self-inflicted wound.

Leavitt’s outright fabrication—contradicting not just the documents but her own boss’s border enforcer—has Democrats salivating over what it says about the inner circle’s desperation.

Is she covering for Homan’s mess, or has the pressure cooker of Trump’s retribution machine left her compromised, willing to spin any yarn to keep the lid on?

Either way, it’s eroding trust faster than a bad tweet storm.

The Trump Administration is Under Serious Heat

In a town built on half-truths, getting busted on something this concrete doesn’t just dent your armor—it raises real questions about who’s pulling strings behind the podium and whether loyalty’s blinding her to the facts.

The sting itself was a doozy.

Sources say the FBI and DOJ held off charging Homan until he could deliver on those contract promises in the new administration.

But once Trump took office, incoming FBI Director Kash Patel, also viewed as being ‘compromised’ by both democrats and republicans for his failures on the Jeffrey Epstein case, has called for a review, and some unnamed Trump appointee slammed the door shut, deeming it all above board.

Democrats, already probing the shutdown via letters to Bondi and Patel, see Leavitt’s fib as fresh fuel for their oversight fire—proof the White House isn’t just stonewalling but actively misleading to shield its own.

Leavitt, a 27-year-old rising star who cut her teeth as a Trump campaign surrogate, has built her rep on sharp elbows and unyielding defense.

But moments like this?

They make you wonder if the gig’s wearing her down, or if she’s in deeper than she lets on.

As the midterms heat up, one wrong word could turn from embarrassment to full-blown liability.

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