That's the really bitchful part of the story about Trump pardoning the Valley Congresscritter in the middle of a federal case, after he'd been indicted for bribery and faced trial this coming spring:
Cuellar also on Wednesday filed for reelection as a Democrat, quieting speculation that he planned to switch parties. On the House floor Wednesday afternoon, numerous Democratic colleagues greeted Cuellar warmly, hugging him and shaking his hand.
Yeah, Democrats were so worried that this one congressional seat, if it flipped, would block taking over the House that they kissed the ass of an unconvicted man who's still a felony indictee.
Add this from the House's head Democrap (and head Democrap genocide enabler):
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN he agreed with the president’s pardon, even if he didn’t understand his motivation. “The reality is this indictment was very thin to begin with,” Jeffries said. “I don’t know why the president decided to do this. I think the outcome was exactly the right outcome.” Jeffries will be a special guest at an upcoming virtual fundraiser Cuellar is hosting, according to a source familiar with the event.
Really? If the case is so thin, then why did two Cuellar political advisors already cop pleas?
That said, why did Trump pardon him? Isn't he doing so well among Hispanics that he thinks the GOP could win Cuellar's seat?
That's per this:
This cycle, he is facing a serious Republican opponent — Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina, a former Democrat, who announced his candidacy Tuesday and noted that Cuellar was facing “serious federal corruption accusations that have shaken the trust of the people he is supposed to serve,” in a statement announcing his candidacy.
Once again, it's all transactional. Cuellar will probably name one of his in-district office locations after Trump.
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