US EditionTrump Pardons Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
- President Trump pledged a full pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández if Nasry 'Tito' Asfura wins the Nov. 30 Honduran election, linking U.S. support to the outcome.
- Juan Orlando Hernández was extradited to the United States in April 2022 and sentenced by District Judge P. Kevin Castel on June 26, 2024, to 540 months plus 60 months supervised release after a denied new-trial motion.
- Prosecutors presented documents and witness testimony showing the U.S. Justice Department said Hernández financed his rise with drug proceeds, facilitated more than 400 tons of cocaine, and received millions from Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.
- Trump defended Hernández, saying `If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn't mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life`, citing unfair treatment.
- Legal scholars note the rarity of prosecuting a former head of state, citing Manuel Noriega and international law on head-of-state immunity; analysts like Daniel Sabet said Hernández's prosecution seemed legitimate but the pardon raises accountability questions.
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Donald Trump wants to release Juan Orlando Hernández, accusing the Honduran ex-president of having once flooded the US with cocaine. The White House reacts – with criticism of Joe Biden.
'Very Orwellian': Former federal prosecutor calls out Trump's hypocrisy
One former assistant U.S. attorney is arguing that President Donald Trump's pardon of a convicted drug trafficker doesn't jibe with his stated reason for blowing up boats in the Caribbean Sea.During a Monday segment on MS NOW, Murphy — who was a Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor during former President Joe Biden's administration — told host Katy Tur that he was unable to make sense of Trump's recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan …
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US President Trump wants to pardon the former President of Honduras convicted of drug trafficking. The White House sees no contradiction to Trump's drug policy.
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