President Donald Trump backs Tano Tijerina over Rep. Henry Cuellar, whom he pardoned after the Justice Department charged the Texas congressman with taking bribes.
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PresidentDonaldTrumponTuesdaybackedRepublicanchallengerTanoTijerinaagainstRep.HenryCuellar,D-Texas,justweeksafterpardoningthelongtimeDemocratinacorruptioncaseTrumpsaidwasdrivenbyBiden-erapoliticalretaliation.
TrumppardonedCuellarinDecemberaftertheDepartmentofJustice,undertheBidenadministration,indictedhimandhiswifeforallegedlytakingroughly$600,000inbribesfromanAzerbaijan-ownedenergycompanyandaMexicanbank.
“NobodyknowsHenryCuellarbetterthanDonaldJ.Trump,”TrumpwroteinafieryTruthSocialpostTuesdayafternoon.“Istudiedhisrecords,learnedabouthisfinancing,andlistenedtohistwowonderfuldaughtersbegmetohelpthemotherandfatherthattheylove.”
TrumpdescribedCuellar’sdaughters’lettersas“heart-wrenchingandbeautiful,”notingonlyhecould“solve”theirfather’s“problems.”
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