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2. Reuters, “Homan has Trump’s full support, White House says, after bribery allegations,” September 22, 2025, https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-says-border-czar-homan-never-took-50000-bribe-2025-09-22/. Provides Leavitt’s denial and Homan’s “nothing illegal” line; notes DOJ closure.
3. ABC News, “‘This Week’ Transcript 9-21-25: Sen. Chris Murphy…,” September 21, 2025, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-9-21-25-sen-chris-murphy/story?id=125771359. Transcript source for Murphy’s “two standards of justice” remarks referencing Homan.
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