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Opinion: The pardon that represents the new era of corruption

The way to oppose President Trump’s era of corrupt deal-making is to present the American people with a clear and principled alternative.

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, walks from his office to the House chamber to vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Washington. Federal authorities have charged Cuellar, 68, and his wife Imelda Cuellar, 67, of accepting money from 2014 to 2021 in exchange for the congressman advancing the interests of the former Soviet republic and the Mexican bank in the U.S. He says they are innocent. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, walks from his office to the House chamber to vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Washington. Federal authorities have charged Cuellar, 68, and his wife Imelda Cuellar, 67, of accepting money from 2014 to 2021 in exchange for the congressman advancing the interests of the former Soviet republic and the Mexican bank in the U.S. He says they are innocent. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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By J.P. Cooney and Molly Gaston | For The New York Times