U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar offers remarks at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) W-6 Sewer Line Project ground-breaking ceremony held at the Tribute To Freedom Monument, located near Hwy 90 and W. Military Drive, Aug. 7, 2019 (U.S. Air Force Photo by Andrew C. Patterson)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife both received an official pardon from President Donald Trump earlier this week, and he's now eager to go after the federal investigators who indicted him.
That's according to a Friday article in Politico, which reported that Cuellar is now indicating he'll assist House Republicans in pursuing an investigation into the prosecutors involved in his case. The outlet reported that Cuellar may be helping Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, with his ongoing "weaponization" probe into officials who worked in former President Joe Biden's Department of Justice (DOJ).
"I really think what they did was wrong," Cuellar told Politico.
An unnamed source told Politico that Cuellar spoke with Jordan after Trump announced his pardon. The Texas Democrat reportedly encouraged Jordan to subpoena the DOJ for records pertaining to his case, and Jordan appeared open to the idea.
"Based on what’s there, I definitely feel that there was misconduct by the prosecutors," Cuellar said “So we’ll get more in details later on, but I certainly am convinced that this was weaponization."
Henry and Imelda Cuellar were both indicted in 2024 for allegedly accepting $600,000 in bribes from a bank based in Mexico City and an Azerbaijan-based oil and gas firm. The Democratic lawmaker was also charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent. The bribes reportedly were paid over a seven-year period between 2014 and 2021 via "sham consulting contracts." The DOJ's charging statement read that the Cuellars "performed little to no legitimate work under the contracts."
Cuellar is known for his conservative positions on issues like abortion and immigration, and has represented his San Antonio-area district since January of 2005. After Trump announced his pardon, Cuellar announced he would be seeking a 12th term in Congress in 2026.
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