Democrats Probe Homan Bribery and UAE AI Deal

Democratic lawmakers have opened parallel oversight probes into separate ethics concerns: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Elissa Slotkin asked Commerce and State inspectors general to investigate links between a U.S. plan to export AI chips to the UAE and a reported $2 billion Emirati investment in World Liberty Financial, flagging potential conflicts involving adviser Steve Witkoff and White House AI/crypto official David Sacks, though investigators found no explicit quid pro quo in those transactions. In a related matter, House and Senate Democrats are probing reports that border czar Tom Homan was filmed accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents who allegedly sought promises of future government contracts if former President Trump won, and have demanded preservation and turnover of any audio, video, and investigative files. Democrats have urged Treasury watchdogs to examine whether Homan reported the payment to the IRS and have raised concerns that the Department of Justice closed the bribery probe; the White House denies Homan accepted a bag of cash and DOJ officials say the probe was closed. Republicans’ control of committees limits Democrats’ subpoena power, but Democrats say they will continue public oversight ahead of next year’s elections.