By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday launched investigations into the closure of a Justice Department bribery probe of White House border czar Tom Homan, after Reuters and other media outlets reported he was caught on a recording accepting $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent.

Democrats on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees sent letters to top Justice Department and FBI officials, questioning the DOJ’s decision under President Donald Trump to close the investigation and demanding the release of any recordings from the sting operation.

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“Such allegations of high-level corruption and cover-up demand your close cooperation with congressional oversight and extrao

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