Rep. Henry Cuellar said he didn't know that the White House would wipe his slate clean ahead of the announcement.
The efforts of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, to move past his indictment and subsequent pardon by President Donald Trump are clashing with his brother's legal troubles.
Martin Cuellar, sheriff of Webb County, Texas, faces a court hearing Thursday over accusations of having misappropriated county funds. The case, coupled with the closeness of the Cuellar family, is complicating Henry Cuellar’s political outlook as he wages a campaign to continue his congressional career in one of the country’s most competitive districts.
It’s been over half a year since Trump pardoned Cuellar from an indictment on charges of bribery, conspiracy and money laundering.
"This pardon gives us a clean slate. The noise is gone. The work remains," Cuellar said in a post to X, announcing that very same day that he would pursue re-election.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was accused of taking more than half a million dollars in bribes from an Azerbaijan-owned energy company and a Mexican bank. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Cuellar was accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company controlled by the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank.
Although those charges are gone, Cuellar’s case is still very much in the public eye as his brother fends off accusations of siphoning funds.
Martin Cuellar, who has pleaded not guilty, faces up to 10 years behind bars and a possible $250,000 maximum fine for allegedly using county employees and resources to run his own disinfecting business, Disinfect Pro Master.
Martin allegedly took home about $175,000 in illegal proceeds between 2020 and 2022, according to the Department of Justice.
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