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.
