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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Trump’s latest pardon confuses Capitol Hill–and makes Mike Johnson’s job harder

Republicans did not even get to breathe a sigh of relief after Republican Matt Van Epps held Tennessee’s 7th district in a special election when Trump blew up their chances at flipping another seat.

On Wednesday, he pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), saying that the Biden administration investigated him because he criticized the then-president’s policies on the border.

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