President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (December 3) that he is granting a pardon to Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda , following their indictment on bribery and other charges in 2024. In a social media post, President Trump claimed that the former Biden administration targeted Cuellar because of his opposition to open border policies.

Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, faced allegations of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijani oil company and a Mexican bank. The indictment accused him of influencing U.S. foreign policy to benefit these entities. Imelda Cuellar was alleged to have laundered the money through her companies. The couple was charged with conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, money laundering, and acting as agents for

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