Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that the Department of Justice has charged Democratic Party Representative Henry Cuellar because he criticized President Biden’s handling of the ongoing border crisis.
“Biden just charged Henry Cuellar because the respected Democratic congressman wouldn’t play Crooked Joe’s open borders game,” 77-year-old Trump said on Truth Social Sunday night.
“He was for border control, so they said, ‘Let’s use the FBI and the Department of Justice to remove him!’ That’s how they operate,” the former president declared.
At the same time, Trump intensified his criticism of Biden, stating that illegal immigration is the main concern of American voters in the 2024 elections.
Meanwhile, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office accused Cuellar (Texas) and his wife Imelda of receiving bribes from SOCAR and a Mexican bank totaling $600,000 (from 2014 to 2021). The Democrat was also accused of using his position in Texas’ 28th Congressional District to influence U.S. policy and advance legislation favoring Azerbaijan, as well as lobbying in the executive branch for actions beneficial to a bank headquartered in Mexico. According to the indictment, Cuellar influenced several legislative measures concerning the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, allegedly included Azerbaijan-preferred wording in legislation and committee reports regulating certain security and economic assistance programs, and consulted with Azerbaijani representatives regarding their lobbying efforts in the U.S. government.
His wife, Imelda Cuellar, was charged with laundering bribes through “sham consulting contracts via a series of shell companies and intermediaries.”
However, the Cuellars have pleaded not guilty to all charges. Nevertheless, both Republicans and Democrats are calling for the congressman to resign, according to American media.
But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) supported Cuellar, stating that he “has the right to his day in court and the presumption of innocence throughout the legal process,” however, “will take leave as a senior member of the Subcommittee on Appropriations for National Security while this case is ongoing.”
The charges against the congressman are yet to be proven. On the other hand, similar connections and lobbying interests are a common thread through nearly all of Congress, largely funded over the years by Jewish, Armenian, and Greek lobbies, particularly those who can influence the adoption of legislative norms. For example, those funded by the Armenian lobby such as Brownback, Adam Schiff, Frank Pallone, Mark Kirk, Brad Sherman, and others.
Why such selectivity? Surely receiving funding from Armenia to promote its interests can also be considered a crime?
In fact, Donald Trump has already answered this question, citing the reasons for the criminal prosecution of the Democratic congressman. It is known that Cuellar is in Trump’s inner circle, and therefore he provides him considerable support in his election campaign. Moreover, Biden’s supporters fear that Trump could win the election, and there are good reasons for this. Therefore, they do everything to interfere – exerting pressure on Trump and his supporters, and as a result, a criminal case against Cuellar has come to light.
Another question arises: if foreign funding is a serious problem for the U.S., then why do the States oppose providing transparency in this matter by other countries? For example, passions are currently boiling in Georgia around the foreign agents bill.
Something does not add up and does not fit into a logical chain. One contradicts the other, not to mention Soros-funded organizations, which, along the U.S. government line, oppose Azerbaijan and fund anti-Azerbaijani campaigns. Recently, a real scandal erupted around one such organization, USAID, after which Azerbaijan asked the organization to leave the country.
But as it seems, those who order the criminal prosecution do not particularly care about the consistency of their actions and the elimination of emerging contradictions, because the main task is to hinder Biden’s competitors, and the means of doing so are not so important.
And in conclusion: if sympathy for Azerbaijani refugees, who have been victims of an occupation by Armenia that lasted 30 years, is considered a “crime,” then what should we call sympathy and all sorts of assistance to an aggressor country and war criminals?
Ramella Ibrahimkhalilova
