President Trump announced on Wednesday that he would give a full and unconditional pardon to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife. The Texas Democrat and his wife, Imelda, were indicted last year for allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes and laundering the funds. “For years, the Biden Administration weaponized the Justice System against their Political Opponents, and anyone who disagreed with them. One of the clearest examples of this was when Crooked Joe used the FBI and DOJ to ‘take out’ a member of his own Party after Highly Respected Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and the Biden Border ‘Catastrophe,'” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH. It is unAmerican and, as I previously stated, the Radical Left Democrats are a complete and total threat to Democracy! They will attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda, an Agenda that, if left unchecked, will obliterate our magnificent Country,” Trump continued. “Because of these facts, and others, I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!” he added. The Hill has more: Trump shared a letter he received last month from Cuellar’s daughters in which they requested a pardon for their parents. In the letter, Christinia and Catherine Cuellar suggested Cuellar’s “independence and honesty” may have contributed to the investigation into his conduct. “With all our hearts, we humbly ask that you show mercy and compassion to our parents — either by dismissing this case or granting a full and unconditional pardon,” the two daughters wrote in a Nov. 12 letter. The Justice Department in March 2024 indicted the Cuellars on 14 counts. The indictment outlined payments Henry Cuellar allegedly accepted from an oil company owned by the Azerbaijan government and a Mexican bank. A judge in August dismissed two of the 14 counts in the case at the request of federal prosecutors and set a trial for next year. “I want to thank President Trump for his tremendous leadership and for taking the time to look at the facts. I thank God for standing with my family and I during this difficult time. This decision clears the air and lets us move forward for South Texas,” Cuellar said. “This pardon gives us a clean slate. The noise is gone. The work remains. And I intend to meet it head on. Thank you Mr. President, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America,” he added. I want to thank President Trump for his tremendous leadership and for taking the time to look at the facts. I thank God for standing with my family and I during this difficult time. This decision clears the air and lets us move forward for South Texas. This pardon gives us a… pic.twitter.com/ajNvHq6rG0 — Rep. Henry Cuellar (@RepCuellar) December 3, 2025 CBS News noted: Cuellar’s daughters also appeared to reference Mr. Trump’s own criminal cases, which they called his “challenges.” They said they prayed for the president and his family “because we know that behind the headlines, there are real people who hurt, who love and who still hope for better days.” Mr. Trump faced federal charges in two cases brought by former special counsel Jack Smith, though both ended after he won the presidency last year. A state prosecution in Georgia related to the 2020 election was also dismissed last week. The president was convicted on 34 felony counts in New York in June 2024 and has appealed the conviction. In last year’s indictment against the Cuellars, federal prosecutors accused them of accepting at least $598,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned by the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. They alleged that the bribes were laundered in the form of sham consulting contracts through front companies and middlemen into shell companies owned by Imelda Cuellar. The congressman’s wife, according to the indictment, “performed little or no legitimate” work under the consulting contracts.