Democratic representative Henry Cuellar criticized Biden’s DOJ for ‚weaponizing‘ his case after receiving a full pardon from President Trump.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, accused the Biden-era Department of Justice of weaponizing its prosecution following his pardon from President Donald Trump Wednesday on „Special Report.“
„I did speak against the Biden administration about open borders … Absolutely it was weaponized.“ Cuellar told Fox News’ Bret Baier.
President Trump announced Wednesday he would be granting the Texas Democrat and his wife Imelda a „full and unconditional“ pardon as they awaited trial for alleged bribery and money laundering.
The Democratic lawmaker expressed deep gratitude toward Trump.
„I want to thank President Trump for pardoning“, he said. „God has been good to my wife, to my family… I’ll certainly say it again, thank you, President Trump.“
The U.S. Department of Justice alleged the pair accepted roughly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities – including an oil company owned by the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank – in a seven-year-long operation.
