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Cuellar claims he was indicted by Biden's DOJ because of his opposition to open border policies
During an interview on "Sunday Morning Futures," Rep. Henry Cuellar claimed the Biden administration's DOJ weaponized bribery charges against him due to his criticism of open borders.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whom President Trump pardoned of bribery charges, said late Wednesday he was “absolutely” targeted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under former
Texas, joins 'Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss President Donald Trump's pardon, the weaponization of former President Joe Biden's Justice Department and his future as a Democrat.
For four years under Joe Biden, Americans witnessed the Department of Justice’s fall from a respected pillar of our democracy to the political enforcement arm of the Democratic Party. What was once an institution built on blind justice and equal treatment was weaponized to take out political opponents.
Cuellar and his wife were indicted last year for bribery, money laundering, working on behalf of a foreign government, and conspiracy. The DOJ alleged that the couple accepted $600,000 from a Mexican bank and an oil company owned by the Azerbaijan government.
As a partner at Pillsbury, Todd Kim, who led DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) for more than three years under former President Joe Biden, will handle energy, environmental, state attorney general and appellate litigation matters, the firm said.
A Democratic congresswoman is demanding more information from the Trump administration about its current cannabis enforcement policy on federal lands after Marijuana Moment reported obtained documents showing that Biden-era guidance urging prosecutorial discretion was rescinded earlier this year.