Another Trump pardon to make Trump look less guilty

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday, citing what he called a “weaponized” justice system.

Trump, who has argued that his own legal troubles were a partisan witch hunt, said on social media without presenting evidence that Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, were prosecuted because the congressman had been critical of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.

Trump, a Republican, said in a social media post that Cuellar “bravely spoke out against Open Borders” and accused Biden, a Democrat, of going after the congressman and his wife “simply for speaking the TRUTH.”

Federal authorities had charged Cuellar and his wife with accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for the congressman advancing the interests of an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico. Cuellar is accused of agreeing to influence legislation favorable to Azerbaijan and deliver a pro-Azerbaijan speech on the floor of the U.S. House.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-cuellar-45a47bc329bec820cd19c087b20fca19

[Ocelot II]

1. Trump doesn't think the sorts of thing he does is are crimes at all - any kind of skeevy financial stuff -

and he's sending a signal to others that if they do those kinds of crimes on his behalf, or even if they ever supported him, he'll pardon them or see to it that they are never prosecuted.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. Agreed.

[dalton99a]

2. It is professional courtesy

[markodochartaigh]

3. Cuellar was supported by House Democratic leadership

against a progressive challenger. Trump is just supporting the fractures in the Democratic party.



Why the Democratic Establishment Has Rushed to Support Henry Cuellar – Texas Monthly https://share.google/NAF68fXPXMO2l8wzJ

[SunImp]

6. A lot of idiots supported this trash online too over a good woman

[UTUSN]

5. The label "Democratic" is *gone* if the holder is crooked.

Yes, his voting has been almost all Dem and he was endorsed every time by the party hierarchy, but he had a hefty dose of Faux Propaganda Network appearances with tons of breaking with Dem admins mostly about Border stuff.

In recent elections he's had Progressive, young women contenders who are said would lose to the Wingnut MAGAt big ranch and oil bosses of the Border, Laredo TX district.

Big umbrella aside, crooks forfeit the Democratic label.