Democratic lawmaker expected to be hit with DOJ indictment: sources
The Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Texas Democrat's home and office in Laredo were raided in January 2022 as part of a federal investigation into a group of U.S. businessmen with ties to Azerbaijan, although it's not clear whether the impending indictment was related to that case, reported NBC News.
“There has been no wrongdoing on my part," Cuellar said a year after that raid. "My focus remains the same from my very first day in office: delivering results for Texans across my district.”
Cuellar, the one-time chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, narrowly defeated progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros in a 2022 Democratic primary and won re-election that November, and he will be on the ballot again this year after facing no primary challenge in this cycle.
The 66-year-old lawmaker, who was first elected to the House in 2004, is the only Democrat left in Congress who opposes abortion rights.