Henry Cuellar

President Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case in which prosecutors alleged the couple accepted nearly $600,000 to advance an Azerbaijan‑controlled energy company and a Mexican bank, including agreements to influence legislation and deliver a pro‑Azerbaijan House floor speech; their trial had been scheduled for next April. Cuellar, who denies wrongdoing, thanked Trump, said he will remain a "conservative blue dog" Democrat and filed for reelection the same day, while the White House defended the clemency and Trump described the prosecution as "weaponized."