The first real sign of trouble for Rep. Henry Cuellar came in January 2022, when the FBI showed up at his house as part of a “court-authorized ongoing investigation.” Local reporting added at the time that agents were seen “taking cases and other items from the congressman’s home,” and the FBI was also present “at a downtown building owned by Cuellar that reportedly houses his campaign office as well as other private businesses.
As things currently stand, the Justice Department, under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland, is: prosecuting President Joe Biden’s son;prosecuting an incumbent Democratic senator, New Jersey’s Bob Menendez, during his re-election bid;prosecuting an incumbent Democratic congressman, Texas’ Cuellar, during his re-election bid;investigating an incumbent Democratic congresswoman, Missouri’s Cori Bush, during her re-election bid.