President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he would be giving a “full and unconditional” pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.

Rep. Cuellar, a conservative Democrat who has served in the House since 2005, and his wife were charged by federal authorities last year with bribery, money laundering, and conspiracy. Prosecutors alleged in the indictment that the couple accepted approximately $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities—an oil and gas company owned by the government of Azerbaijan, and a bank headquartered in Mexico City—in a scheme that took place from 2014 to late 2021.

Henry and Imelda Cuellar “agreed to perform official acts in his capacity as a Member of Congress, to commit acts in

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