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Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case

Dec 3, 2025, 7:46 AM

FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee o...

FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a bribery and conspiracy case brought by federal prosecutors.

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Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case