WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Dec. 3 that he is pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas).
The pardon ends the case against the congressman, who was under federal indictment.
Trump Pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
The U.S. congressman and his wife faced up to 20 years behind bars had they been convicted of bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) gives an interview in Laredo, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2019. Veronica Cardenas/Reuters
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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