US President Donald Trump has pardoned a moderate Democrat and his "wonderful" wife after they were charged with bribery.

Mr Trump said he was granting a "full and unconditional pardon" to the "beloved" 70-year-old Democratic House Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, who has served in Congress for more than two decades, and his wife Imelda.

Mr Cuellar, who represents an area on the Texas-Mexico border, has a history of breaking with his party on issues including immigration and firearms.

The couple were last year indicted for allegedly accepting close to $600,000 (£449,600) in bribes in two schemes meant to benefit an Azerbaijani state-owned energy company and an unnamed bank based in Mexico.

Posting on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, Mr Trump said, without pr

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