Which sitting member of Congress did Trump pardon on December 3, 2025, before his bribery trial could begin?
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Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) on December 3, 2025, erasing charges that he and his wife took nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company SOCAR and a Mexican bank bet...
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