U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday, citing what he called a "weaponized" justice system.

Trump, who has argued that his own legal troubles were a partisan witch hunt, said on social media without presenting evidence that Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, were prosecuted because the congressman had been critical of president Joe Biden's immigration policies.

Trump, a Republican, said Cuellar "bravely spoke out against Open Borders," and accused Biden, a Democrat, of going after the congressman and his wife "simply for speaking the TRUTH."

Federal authorities had charged Cuellar, 70, and his wife with accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for the congressman advancing the interests of

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