Cross Biden, Face the Justice Department

What do U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, New York Mayor Eric Adams, and now indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar have in common? They all questioned the policies of fellow Democrat Joe Biden and found themselves in the crosshairs of the Justice Department.

Cuellar, a Texas Congressman, and his wife were charged with taking $598,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned by the Government of Azerbaijan and a bank headquartered in Mexico City in exchange for favorable narratives in speeches and legislative action. The bribe payments were laundered through sham consulting contracts and a series of front companies and middlemen into shell companies owned by the Cuellars, who “performed little or no legitimate work under the sham contracts,” according to the complaint.

The fiscally conservative “Blue Dog Coalition” member and the only pro-life Democrat in Congress raised the ire of the administration when he questioned Biden’s catch-and-release border policy. He pleaded innocent to the charges, stating, “The actions I took in Congress were consistent with the actions of many of my colleagues and in the interest of the American people.”

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Credit: Office of Senator Bob Menendez

The Justice Department rang up Senator Menendez after he called Biden’s easing of oil sanctions against Venezuela “a strategy destined to fail.” He was arrested for taking bribes in a bust that netted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars stashed at his New Jersey home. Court filings show that he may be blaming his wife, Nadine, for the scheme, which accuses him of providing sensitive information to Middle Eastern governments.

New York Mayor Eric Adams Credit: Office of Mayor Adams

New York Mayor Adams had a trip to Washington to lobby for migrant funding short-circuited en route when the home of his chief fundraiser was raided by Biden feds. He had been critical of the president for the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that invaded the city and had been carping on the administration for not meeting with him. According to Adams, the migrant crisis, brought about by his own sanctuary politics and Biden’s willingness to abide, will “destroy New York City.” Back in November, the mayor’s phones, computers, and other property were confiscated by the FBI as part of an ongoing investigation into his fundraising activities.

The indictment of the two Capitol Hill stalwarts kicked off a firestorm of criticism from Republicans who sent GOP Rep. George Santos packing after he was leveled with a panoply of conspiracy and other federal charges. The Democrats have not gotten behind any moves to oust their indicted colleagues. The removal of Santos, who maintains his innocence in advance of a trial, shaved the razor-thin Republican majority in the House, moving Speaker Mike Johnson to team with the Democrats to approve massive spending bills and other measures unpopular with his Conservative base.

Former President Donald Trump, Biden’s opponent in the November election, is also facing the wrath of the nation’s justice system through a number of charges by Democrat prosecutors across the country in what he calls “election interference” aided and abetted by the Oval Office.