United States President Donald Trump has pardoned Democratic US Congressman Henry Cuellar, claiming he had been targeted by the administration of former President Joe Biden.

While Trump has made liberal use of his pardon authority since taking office, his Wednesday pardoning of Cuellar, who was indicted in 2024 alongside his wife on foreign influence and money laundering charges, stands out. Trump, a Republican, has rarely used his power to aid members of the opposing Democratic Party.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that Cuellar and his wife had been targeted for “speaking the TRUTH” about the Biden administration’s management of the southern US border.

Cuellar, whose district abuts the US-Mexico border, had been one of the most vocal Democratic critics of the Biden admini

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