Dec. 10, 2025

Democrat Congressman Admits Biden's DOJ Tried to Entrap Him: The Weaponization Story Media Won't Cover

When a sitting Democrat congressman goes on national television and admits the Department of Justice ran a sting operation to entrap him, you'd think it would be front-page news. Instead, the mainstream media is burying the story. Here's what they don't want you to know.

Last Wednesday, President Trump issued a pardon that shocked Washington—not because of who received it, but because of what it revealed. Representative Henry Cuellar, a 20-year Democrat from Texas who voted to impeach Trump twice, received a full presidential pardon. Three days later, Cuellar appeared on Fox News Sunday and dropped a bombshell that should terrify every American who values constitutional government.

Biden's Department of Justice didn't just investigate Cuellar. They created a fake company, established a fraudulent bank account, and attempted to bribe him in an elaborate entrapment scheme. When his staff refused the money, the DOJ proceeded to indict him anyway—despite having no evidence of wrongdoing.

This isn't speculation. This is a Democrat congressman describing documented evidence obtained through legal discovery. And the reason for this persecution? Cuellar dared to criticize Biden's open border policies.

Trump pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar

The Border Critic They Couldn't Silence

Henry Cuellar represents Texas's 28th Congressional District, which includes Laredo—one of America's busiest border crossings. Unlike the majority of his Democratic colleagues, Cuellar witnessed firsthand the catastrophic consequences of Biden's immigration policies and refused to stay silent.

In January 2024, Cuellar appeared on Fox News and made a plea that would seal his fate: "You got to have repercussions at the border. The asylum law, the criteria for letting people in, can be adjusted. If you have in one year millions of individuals that are encountered, and then you let hundreds and hundreds of thousands of them in, that becomes the pull factor."

He didn't stop there. Cuellar:

Supported Republican Governor Greg Abbott's program to bus illegal immigrants to Democrat-run sanctuary cities
Voted with Republicans on multiple border security measures
Publicly criticized the Biden administration's catch-and-release policies
Called out his own party for creating incentives for illegal immigration

For two decades, Cuellar had been a reliable Democrat vote. But on the issue that mattered most to his border constituents, he broke ranks. The response from his own party? A federal indictment that could have sent him and his wife to prison for 15 years.

The Indictment: Political Retaliation Disguised as Law Enforcement

In May 2024, Biden's Department of Justice indicted both Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda on charges of accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijani oil and gas company and a Mexican bank. The charges included bribery, money laundering, conspiracy, and acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

The timing was not coincidental. Cuellar had become increasingly vocal about border security failures precisely as the Biden administration faced mounting political pressure over record-breaking illegal crossings. His criticism came from within the Democratic Party, making it exponentially more damaging than Republican attacks.

The trial was scheduled for September 2025, then pushed to April 2026. Federal prosecutors had spent months building their case. But something didn't add up—even Democrats knew it.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, one of the most partisan Democrats in Congress, went on CNN and admitted the indictment was "very thin to begin with" and that charges "were eventually going to be dismissed." When even Jeffries—a fierce Biden loyalist—acknowledges the prosecution was weak, you know something is fundamentally wrong.

The Sunday Bombshell: A Democrat Admits DOJ Entrapment

On Sunday, December 7th, Congressman Cuellar appeared on "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" and revealed details that should trigger immediate congressional investigations. When asked directly whether he believed the indictment was politically motivated, Cuellar didn't hesitate:

"Absolutely. The president was right. And I now—looking at all of the evidence and looking at everything—I definitely feel that I was weaponized."

But the real revelation came when Cuellar described what his legal team discovered during the discovery process—evidence the DOJ was legally required to turn over that exposed their tactics.

The Sting Operation That Failed

According to Cuellar's sworn testimony, DOJ operatives:

Created a fraudulent front company with no legitimate business purpose
Established a fake bank account in the company's name
Withdrew money from this account specifically to use as bribe money
Approached Cuellar's DC staff and attempted to funnel the money to the congressman
Received a clear rejection from Cuellar's staff who told them "there was nothing there"
Returned the money to the fake account after the entrapment attempt failed

This wasn't an investigation—it was a setup. The DOJ created the crime they hoped to prosecute. When Cuellar's team proved too honest to take the bait, federal prosecutors didn't drop the matter. They proceeded with the original indictment despite having no evidence of actual wrongdoing.

No Evidence of Quid Pro Quo

During discovery, Cuellar's legal team reviewed all grand jury testimony. According to the congressman: "Not a single person that testified said there was a quid pro quo. Not a single person."

Nobody—not one witness—testified that Cuellar exchanged his congressional influence for money. The prosecution's case rested entirely on the appearance of impropriety, not actual criminal conduct. This is the legal equivalent of prosecuting someone for murder when you can't prove anyone died.

Houston Prosecutors Refused to Participate

Perhaps the most damning detail: the local DOJ office in Houston—the office that would normally handle any case involving a Texas congressman—refused to participate in the prosecution.

Cuellar revealed: "The local office, that is the one in Houston, never got involved. And from my sources, they did not get involved because they felt there was not a case and they said, 'We're not going to get involved.'"

Federal prosecutors who know the region, understand the local political dynamics, and reviewed the evidence concluded there was no case. So where did the prosecution originate?

Washington, DC. DOJ headquarters. Political appointees answering directly to Attorney General Merrick Garland and President Biden.

Cuellar stated it plainly: "Everything came from the DOJ in DC. It's all the DOJ people in Washington, DC."

This wasn't law enforcement. This was a political hit orchestrated at the highest levels of the Justice Department.

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Trump's Response: Principle Over Party

On December 3rd, President Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to both Henry Cuellar and his wife. The statement was vintage Trump:

"For years, the Biden Administration weaponized the Justice System against their Political Opponents, and anyone who disagreed with them. One of the clearest examples of this was when Crooked Joe used the FBI and DOJ to 'take out' a member of his own Party after Highly Respected Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and the Biden Border 'Catastrophe.'"

Trump pardoned a Democrat who had voted to impeach him—twice. Once over the Ukraine phone call. Once over January 6th. Political opponents don't usually extend such grace to each other in modern American politics.

But Trump recognized something more important than partisan grudges: the prosecution was fundamentally unjust. When the Justice Department manufactures crimes against sitting members of Congress for exercising free speech, the republic itself is in danger.

Even critics acknowledged the brilliance of the move. Conservative commentator Stephen A. Smith said Trump was "giving the Democratic Party lessons" in political strategy. By pardoning a Democrat, Trump made it impossible for his opponents to claim partisan motivation.

The Broader Pattern of Weaponization

The Cuellar case isn't an isolated incident—it's part of a systematic pattern of the Biden administration using federal law enforcement as a political weapon:

Parents at school board meetings were labeled domestic terrorists by the National School Boards Association in coordination with the Justice Department, leading to FBI investigations of concerned parents.

Pro-life activists faced dawn SWAT raids for alleged FACE Act violations, with agents showing up in full tactical gear to arrest non-violent protesters.

January 6th protesters received sentences often exceeding those given to violent criminals, with some held in pretrial detention for years.

President Trump himself faced four separate indictments totaling 91 felony charges, all timed for maximum political impact during his 2024 presidential campaign.

Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers were firebombed in coordinated attacks, yet the FBI made minimal effort to investigate or prosecute the perpetrators.

Now we can add to this list: A Democrat congressman entrapped and indicted for criticizing border policy.

When even members of the president's own party aren't safe from political prosecution, no American's rights are secure.

The Irony of Biden's Hunter Pardon

The contrast with Hunter Biden's pardon couldn't be starker. On December 1st, President Biden issued a blanket pardon to his son covering any and all crimes committed between January 2014 and December 2024—an unprecedented 11-year immunity grant.

Biden claimed the justice system had been "weaponized" against Hunter. But Biden controlled that justice system. His Attorney General oversaw it. His political appointees ran it.

If Biden genuinely believed the system was compromised and corrupt, why limit his mercy to his own son? Why not pardon:

January 6th protesters serving excessive sentences?
Pro-life activists charged under questionable interpretations of federal law?
Other victims of politically motivated prosecutions?

The answer is obvious: Biden's concern wasn't about justice system integrity. It was about protecting his family while wielding that same corrupted system against political opponents.

Trump's pardon of Cuellar—a man who twice voted to remove him from office—demonstrates the difference between justice and self-interest.

Cuellar's Loyalty to the Party That Tried to Destroy Him

Perhaps the strangest twist in this saga: hours after receiving Trump's pardon, Henry Cuellar filed paperwork to run for re-election in 2026—as a Democrat.

Trump was furious, posting on Truth Social:

"Only a short time after signing the Pardon, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that he will be 'running' for Congress again, in the Great State of Texas, as a Democrat, continuing to work with the same Radical Left Scum that just weeks before wanted him and his wife to spend the rest of their lives in Prison—And probably still do! Such a lack of LOYALTY. Next time, no more Mr. Nice Guy!"

Trump's frustration is understandable. Democrats tried to destroy Cuellar's life, threatened his wife with federal prison, and ran an entrapment operation against him. Yet Cuellar remains loyal to the party.

This raises profound questions about political identity in modern America. At what point does self-preservation override party loyalty? When your own party weaponizes the federal government against you and your family, doesn't that warrant reconsidering your affiliations?

Cuellar's decision to remain a Democrat despite everything suggests either remarkable forgiveness or a failure to recognize the true nature of the threat he faced.

What Comes Next: The Need for Accountability

Congressman Cuellar told Maria Bartiromo he has spoken with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan about investigating the prosecutors who brought this case. That investigation needs to happen immediately, and it needs to answer critical questions:

Who authorized the sting operation? Creating fake companies and attempting to bribe sitting members of Congress requires high-level approval. Who signed off on this scheme?

Who created the fraudulent company and bank account? Federal agents don't establish fake businesses without extensive planning and legal review. What was the chain of approval?

What other members of Congress have been targeted? If the DOJ is willing to run entrapment operations against one congressman, how many others have faced similar tactics?

Why did Washington override Houston prosecutors? When local federal prosecutors refuse to participate because they see no case, what gives DC headquarters the authority to proceed anyway?

Who at DOJ headquarters decided to indict despite no quid pro quo evidence? Prosecutors have discretion. When every witness says there was no criminal exchange, proceeding anyway is a choice—who made it?

These questions demand answers. If Congress doesn't investigate thoroughly, the precedent stands: federal law enforcement can manufacture crimes against political opponents with impunity.

The Constitutional Crisis Nobody's Talking About

Cuellar used strong language in his Fox News interview, stating that prosecutors "violated the Constitution." Those aren't casual words from someone who's seen the evidence firsthand.

When the Department of Justice:

Creates fabricated evidence
Runs entrapment schemes against sitting legislators
Proceeds with prosecutions despite having no actual evidence of crimes
Targets officials specifically for exercising First Amendment speech rights

...we don't have a justice system. We have a political weapon disguised as law enforcement.

This is precisely what the Founders feared when they established checks and balances. They understood that concentrated power inevitably corrupts, and that those who control law enforcement will be tempted to use it against political enemies.

The American system was designed with the assumption that such abuses would be constrained by:

Congressional oversight
Judicial independence
Media scrutiny
Public accountability

But what happens when:

Congress is partially captured by the same party running the DOJ?
Judges defer to prosecutorial discretion?
Media outlets bury stories that don't fit their narrative?
Half the country either doesn't know or doesn't care about the abuses?

We're living through that scenario right now.

Why This Story Matters to Every American

You might think: "I'm not a congressman. I'm not involved in politics. This doesn't affect me."

You'd be wrong.

When the Department of Justice can target a 20-year incumbent congressman from the president's own party for criticizing policy, every American's rights are in jeopardy. If they'll do this to a powerful elected official, what protection do ordinary citizens have?

Consider:

If they'll fabricate evidence against a congressman, they'll fabricate it against you
If they'll run entrapment schemes on elected officials, they'll run them on regular citizens
If they'll prosecute someone for political speech, nobody's First Amendment rights are safe
If they'll threaten a congressman's spouse to pressure him, they'll threaten your family too

The Cuellar case isn't about Democrats versus Republicans. It's about whether America remains a constitutional republic governed by law, or becomes a banana republic where the party in power weaponizes law enforcement against anyone who dissents.

The Media's Complicity Through Silence

Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this story is how little coverage it has received. A Democrat congressman admitted on national television that Biden's DOJ:

Created a fake company to entrap him
Attempted to bribe him
Proceeded with charges after the entrapment failed
Had zero evidence of actual criminal conduct

This should be the lead story on every news outlet. Congressional hearings should already be scheduled. Investigative reporters should be digging into DOJ records.

Instead: silence.

The mainstream media has spent years claiming Trump threatened democracy and the rule of law. They've dedicated endless coverage to allegations of Trump's authoritarianism. Yet when a sitting president's Justice Department literally attempts to frame a congressman from his own party using fabricated evidence—crickets.

This selective outrage reveals that for much of the media, concerns about "threats to democracy" were never principled. They were partisan. When their preferred party commits the exact abuses they claimed to fear, suddenly it's not newsworthy.

The media's role isn't to protect democracy—it's to protect the Democratic Party.

The 2024 Election's Critical Importance

Cuellar made an important observation during his interview: if Kamala Harris had won the 2024 presidential election, he and his wife would be preparing for trial right now. The charges wouldn't have been dropped. The persecution would have continued.

Every Democrat who might consider breaking ranks on immigration, energy policy, crime, or any other issue would have learned a clear lesson: stay in line or face destruction.

Trump's victory on November 5, 2024, prevented that outcome. It saved Cuellar and sent a message that the American people rejected the weaponization of government institutions for political purposes.

But the threat hasn't disappeared. If Democrats regain control of the executive branch, what's to stop them from resuming these tactics? If the DOJ faced no consequences for trying to frame Cuellar, why wouldn't they try it again?

This is why the battle for accountability matters so much. Without consequences for these abuses, they will continue and intensify.

What You Can Do

The standard closing for articles like this is usually vague—"stay informed," "vote," generic platitudes that don't actually accomplish anything.

Here's what actually matters:

1. Share this story. The mainstream media won't cover it, so citizen journalism is critical. Forward this article, post it on social media, email it to friends and family. Information suppressed by traditional media can only spread through alternative channels.

2. Contact your representatives. Demand congressional investigations into the Cuellar prosecution. Specific names to ask about: Who authorized the sting operation? Who created the fake company? Why did DC override Houston prosecutors?

3. Support actual investigative journalism. Independent journalists and podcasters are doing the work establishment media refuses to do. Subscribe, donate, share their work.

4. Understand the stakes. This isn't about partisan politics. When the government can manufacture crimes against political critics, everyone's freedom is at risk. This is a constitutional crisis, even if media refuses to call it one.

5. Remember in 2026 and 2028. Politicians who defend or ignore these abuses need to face consequences at the ballot box. Vote accordingly.

The Question That Haunts This Story

Henry Cuellar posed the question directly to Maria Bartiromo:

"If they want to come after me because I was a critic about open borders, that's one thing. But you don't bring the family in. You just don't do that. You don't—as a prosecutor—you just don't do that type of situation."

But they did. And they'll do it again unless there are consequences.

The deeper question is this: In a country where the Department of Justice can:

Create fake companies to entrap sitting congressmen
Proceed with baseless indictments after sting operations fail
Threaten families with prison for political speech
Target elected officials from the president's own party for dissenting on policy

Are any of us truly free?

The answer is uncomfortable but honest: Not unless we fight to restore accountability, transparency, and the rule of law.

The Cuellar case isn't the end of the story—it's a warning about what happens when political power corrupts the institutions meant to serve justice. Whether we heed that warning will determine the kind of country we leave to the next generation.

This blog post is based on the December 10, 2025 episode of O'Connor's Right Stand. Listen to the full episode for John O'Connor's complete analysis of this developing story.

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