WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Dec. 3 that he is pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas).
The pardon ends the case against the congressman, who was under federal indictment.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the Biden administration went after Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, because of the congressman’s criticism of the Biden administration’s policies at the southern border.
Cuellar and his wife were charged in May 2024 for allegedly partaking in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering.
They were charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery of a federal official and to have a public official act as an agent of a foreign principal required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA); two counts of bribery of a federal official; two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; two counts of violating the ban on public officials acting as agents of a foreign principal required to register under FARA; one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering; and five counts of money laundering….
Trump Pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
