Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to dismiss bribery indictment

Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to dismiss bribery indictment

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Rep. Henry Cuellar asked a federal court to throw out last year’s federal indictment against the Texas Democrat, arguing it violates the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause. Cuellar’s legal team, in a filing Friday in the…

Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to dismiss bribery indictment

Attorneys for Rep. Henry Cuellar asked a federal court to throw out last year’s federal indictment against the Texas Democrat, arguing it violates the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause. Cuellar’s legal team, in a filing Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, argued the indictment contains at least 16 “glaring violations” of the clause, which protects lawmaker speech but is often used by congressional politicia…