WASHINGTON, D.C. (DC Bureau) -- After receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said President Biden's Department of Justice targeted him for criticizing the administration's immigration policies. President Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning. He posted a letter written by Cuellar's daughters asking for a pardon for their parents. Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, were charged with accepting $600,000 from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank in exchange for Cuellar promoting their interests in Congress. Earlier this year, a judge dismissed two of the 14 charges against Cuellar. His case was set for trial in April. One of Cuellar's former aides and a business consultant pleaded guilty in May 2024. "The evidence was never there," Cuellar said after receiving the pardon. President Trump said in his Truth Social post, "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.'" Cuellar said he agreed. "I went back and checked how many times I was critical of the Biden administration's open borders. In national media, over 150 times. Over 150 times. I tried to work with them but they didn't listen," Cuellar told Nexstar's Washington correspondent, Vinay Simlot, after receiving the pardon. You can see Cuellar's full interview in the video player below: Cuellar said prosecutors also targeted President Trump with false accusations. "There were some things, in my opinion, that were not criminal in nature by President Trump. And what some of the folks did against him, I thought it was very unjust," Cuellar said. When asked if he meant the New York hush money case against President Trump, Cuellar answered in the affirmative. "If there was any quid pro quo on this, it would concern me greatly," said Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a longtime Austin-area Congressman. He said he was concerned with President Trump's pardons overall. Cuellar said he did not make any deal with the White House in exchange for the pardon, and that he would remain a Democrat.