{"id":8492,"date":"2024-12-28T11:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8492"},"modified":"2024-12-28T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:19:14","slug":"indicted-congressman-eyes-party-switch-after-potential-presidential-pardon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/capitol-hill\/indicted-congressman-eyes-party-switch-after-potential-presidential-pardon\/phouck\/2024\/12\/","title":{"rendered":"Indicted Congressman Eyes Party Switch After Potential Presidential Pardon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Speculation on Capitol Hill is building that Congressman\u00a0Henry Cuellar\u00a0(D-Texas), who is currently facing federal corruption charges, might consider switching parties if granted a presidential\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/tag\/pardon\/\">pardon<\/a>. The potential shift has set political tongues wagging, fueled by Cuellar\u2019s complicated legal battle and reactions from both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who\u2019s ready for some more tea on Capitol Hill?<br><br>I have some interesting news coming your way tomorrow\u2026<\/p>&mdash; George Santos (@MrSantosNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1872053906018283554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rumor is as follows:<br><br>It\u2019s alleged someone is going to receive a pardon and flip from blue to red in the House of Representatives.<br><br>Now I fully believe that this person has only gotten indicted because of his wide open criticism of the current admin and his opposition to\u2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WjCOGNNbca\">https:\/\/t.co\/WjCOGNNbca<\/a>\u2014 George Santos (@MrSantosNY)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1872369872832807053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuellar, a conservative Democrat, was indicted in May following a two-year investigation by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a>. The probe, linked to an ongoing corruption case, began after FBI agents raided his South Texas home and campaign office. While initial details were sparse, reports alleged that Cuellar cultivated relationships with Azerbaijani and Mexican business leaders, leveraging his congressional position to advance their interests in U.S. policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The indictment, if accurate, presents a damning picture. Between 2014 and 2021, Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, allegedly accepted $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities: an Azerbaijani state-owned oil and gas company and a Mexico City-based bank. Federal prosecutors claim these payments were funneled through bogus consulting contracts to shell companies under Imelda Cuellar\u2019s name, with little to no actual work performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In exchange, Cuellar allegedly influenced U.S. foreign policy to benefit Azerbaijan and supported legislative activities favorable to the Mexican bank. The charges against the Cuellars are sweeping, with potential penalties stacking up as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two counts<\/strong>&nbsp;of conspiracy to commit bribery and acting as an unregistered foreign agent (up to 5 years each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two counts<\/strong>&nbsp;of bribery of a federal official (up to 15 years each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two counts<\/strong>&nbsp;of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud (up to 20 years each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two counts<\/strong>&nbsp;of violating laws against unregistered foreign agents (up to two years each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One count<\/strong>&nbsp;of conspiracy to commit money laundering (up to 20 years).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Five counts<\/strong>&nbsp;of money laundering (up to 20 years each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Henry and Imelda Cuellar have pleaded not guilty, with the congressman insisting his actions were focused on serving South Texans. Despite the charges, Cuellar secured an 11th term in November, showcasing his political resilience among his constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President-elect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;has eagerly weighed in on the case. Writing on Truth Social shortly after the indictment, Trump accused the Biden administration of targeting Cuellar and his wife for his conservative stance on border policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBiden just indicted Henry Cuellar because the respected Democrat Congressman wouldn\u2019t play Crooked Joe\u2019s open border game. He was for Border Control, so they said, \u2018Let\u2019s use the FBI and DOJ to take him out!\u2019\u201d Trump wrote, calling the administration \u201cD.C. Thugs\u201d and labeling President Biden a \u201cthreat to democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drama surrounding Cuellar\u2019s case, coupled with rumors of a potential party switch, has heightened tensions in Washington. Inside the Beltway, all eyes are on the congressman to see whether he will stay the course or make a stunning shift in a historically narrowly divided Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Article Published With The Permission of American Liberty News<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation on Capitol Hill is building that Congressman\u00a0Henry Cuellar\u00a0(D-Texas), who is currently facing federal corruption charges, might consider switching parties if granted a presidential\u00a0pardon. The potential shift has set political tongues wagging, fueled by Cuellar\u2019s complicated legal battle and reactions from both sides of the aisle. Cuellar, a conservative Democrat, was indicted in May following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1337,1339,29],"tags":[718,70,962,342,256],"class_list":["post-8492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capitol-hill","category-crime","category-politics","tag-capitol-hill","tag-crime","tag-featured","tag-henry-cuellar","tag-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Indicted Congressman Eyes Party Switch After Potential Presidential Pardon - Great America News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/capitol-hill\/indicted-congressman-eyes-party-switch-after-potential-presidential-pardon\/phouck\/2024\/12\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Indicted Congressman Eyes Party Switch After Potential Presidential Pardon - Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Speculation on Capitol Hill is building that Congressman\u00a0Henry Cuellar\u00a0(D-Texas), who is currently facing federal corruption charges, might consider switching parties if granted a presidential\u00a0pardon. 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