Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump has pardoned a Democratic member of Congress in a bribery case, saying the justice system had been “weaponized” by his predecessor Joe Biden. “I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar ... I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.

Cuellar and his wife were charged with accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for advancing the interests of an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a Mexico bank.

In his latest pardon, the US president claimed Biden targeted Congressman Cuellar for his criticism of US border policy.