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President Trump pardoned Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Wednesday in a bribery case, citing what he claims was political persecution for immigration criticism.

The Cuellars had been charged with accepting nearly $600,000 from Azerbaijan’s state energy company and a Mexican bank in exchange for political influence.

The pardon stops their trial, set for April, and reflects Trump’s broader pattern of granting clemency to Democrats he claims faced weaponized prosecutions.

WASHINGTON — President 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.

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