Trump Pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar

The South Texas moderate Democrat thanked President Donald Trump “for his tremendous leadership and for taking the time to look at the facts.”

Henry Cuellar

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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would issue a “full and unconditional PARDON” of Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democratic congressman from South Texas who was charged last year with bribery and acting as a foreign agent.

Trump, who accused the Biden administration of weaponizing “the Justice System against their Political Opponents,” also said he was pardoning the congressman’s wife, Imelda Cuellar.

“Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.