Rep. Henry Cuellar not a target of DOJ investigation that saw his home and office raided, attorney says

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has been knowledgeable that he’s not a goal of an ongoing Justice Division investigation that led to his Laredo dwelling and workplace being raided in January, his legal professional stated this week. 

“Over the past a number of weeks, the Justice Division, in a dialog I had with the prosecutor, let me know that Congressman Cuellar will not be a goal of this investigation,” Joshua Berman, Cuellar’s legal professional, informed Fox Information Digital. 

The FBI and Justice Division declined to touch upon the case. 

Cuellar, a nine-term congressman, faces a runoff election subsequent month in Texas’ twenty eighth Congressional District, which stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border to San Antonio. 

The Justice Division has been tightlipped concerning the investigation, however ABC Information reported {that a} federal grand jury subpoenaed information on a number of U.S. companies and organizations which have ties to Azerbaijan as a part of the probe. 

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Cuellar and his spouse traveled to Azerbaijan in 2013, in accordance with federal disclosures, and his workplace introduced a partnership in 2015 between Texas A&M Worldwide College and the Meeting of Buddies of Azerbaijan, a Houston-based nonprofit.

Rep. Henry Cuellar holds up a border map as he speaks throughout a gathering on immigration coverage within the Cupboard Room on the White Home on Jan. 9, 2018.
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The congressman has denied wrongdoing within the probe from the outset and pledged to proceed his run for re-election. 

“Congressman Cuellar has made clear that he did nothing flawed and he wished to completely totally cooperate always with the Justice Division’s investigation, which he has achieved from day one via right now, and can proceed to take action,” Berman, his legal professional, stated this week. 

“He has the deepest respect for the Justice Division and the FBI and at all times has, and he will proceed cooperating totally.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and congressional candidate Jessica Cisneros communicate to reporters following an early vote kickoff occasion in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb. 22, 2022.
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Cuellar, a reasonable pro-life Democrat who has been essential of President Biden’s border insurance policies, will face 28-year-old immigration legal professional Jessica Cisneros in a runoff election subsequent month. 

Cisneros, a progressive who has been endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., misplaced to Cuellar in 2020 by 4 share factors.