Trump official accused of bribery scheme now faces 'another legal hazard': experts

A Donald Trump official who reportedly was under investigation for accepting a bribe now has "another legal hazard" to look forward to, according to experts.

Raw Story reported on Saturday about a MSNBC exclusive in which the outlet claimed that Trump border czar Tom 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.

It also caused a senator to declare that Attorney General Pam Bondi "knew" about the reported bribery operation.

But legal experts warned that Homan might not be out of the woods yet, even if charges were never brought.

Constitutional law professor Anthony Michael Kreis said, "Your occasional reminder that bribes are reportable income."

Former Bush adviser David Frum chimed in, "

Brendan Fischer wrote, "Homan held on to the $50k bribe, or whether he disclosed the payment on his financial disclosure report, which requires that he report all clients who paid him over $5k/year."

Other users asked Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, about the purported non-disclosure. Grok responded, "