Henry Cuellar launched House re-election bid as Democrat days after Trump pardoned him over bribery charges
Days after issuing him a pardon, Donald Trump criticized US House member Henry Cuellar of Texas for deciding to run for re-election as a Democrat.
Trump pardoned Cuellar and the congressman’s wife on Wednesday as they faced bribery charges. They were alleged to have accepted thousands of dollars from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank in exchange for advancing their interests.
Shortly after the pardon, Cuellar filed for re-election as a Democrat and said he had no intention of changing his party.
Ah, so Trump has a man on the inside.
Assuming he gets re-elected. There are other better primary candidates already; he would have stood a better chance being re-elected as a Republican after being found guilty of accepting bribes.