Donald Trump made a comment on Sunday that numerous observers say showed the president’s intention to bribe a congressman.
Trump this weekend lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) after learning that the lawmaker – whom he had pardoned this week following bribery and conspiracy charges – still plans to run for re-election as a Democrat, decrying it as “such a lack of loyalty.” But in doing so, he raised a red flag for political analysts.
Liberal political network MeidasTouch said, “Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a ‘lack of LOYALTY.’ In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.”
Columnist Molly Jong-Fast replied with, “I’m sorry but this is a little incredible.”
Professor and author Jack Pitney also weighed in:
“So Trump’s pardon of Henry Cuellar for alleged bribery was itself an attempt at bribery.”
Jong-Fast then said, “Often Trump‘s pardons are a Mobius strip of corruption.”
Reporter Yashar Ali said, “President Trump is angry that Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar, whom he just pardoned, has decided to run for reelection. A reminder that the president didn’t even give Speaker Johnson a heads-up before issuing the pardon, and that Republicans had a chance at picking up this seat had Cuellar continued to face federal charges.”
House Dem staffer Aaron Fritschner said, “Trump publicly complaining that he pardoned someone because he expected a quid pro quo is like calling the police because you got cheated in a drug deal.”
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