White House confirms it dropped Homan probe

President Trump is tightening his grip on the Justice system. We have to act fast. If they're not guilty, that's fine. If they are guilty or if they should be charged, they should be charged. And we have to do it now.

In a social media post this weekend, he urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to "serve justice" against three of the president's high-profile critics-- former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and California Senator Adam Schiff. All three have denied misconduct, including allegations James and Schiff engaged in mortgage fraud. The president said the quiet part out loud. He directed DOJ to pursue his enemies, and that's antithetical to the rule of law.

Stacey Young is a former Department of Justice Civil Rights official who resigned shortly after the start of Trump's second term. She said those people can't be targeted without a case. There's an absolute bar on prosecuting a case, unless the prosecutor believes that there is evidence sufficient to convict. To convict. To convict.

Meanwhile, CBS News has learned that the administration dropped a criminal investigation of Trump's border czar, Tom Homan. Homan was probed during the Biden administration for accepting $50,000 in cash last September, in return for promises of government action if Trump won the election. The transaction, according to reports from multiple outlets, was caught on video, part of an FBI sting operation. Good afternoon, everyone.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Homan did nothing wrong. Mr. Homan never took the $50,000 that you're referring to, so you should get your facts straight, number one. Number two, this was another example of the weaponization of the Biden Department of Justice against one of President Trump's strongest and most vocal supporters. Also this weekend, the top federal prosecutor in Virginia was removed amid accusations he would not push ahead with a mortgage fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer and former White House aide with no experience as a US attorney, today, took over that job. All right, many thanks, Scott MacFarlane, in DC.