Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon in drug trafficking case
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, once a U.S. ally in the war on drugs, is on the verge of being pardoned by President Donald Trump. Hernández was sentenced last year to 45 years in U.S. prison for aiding drug traffickers.
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3 developments- Nov 29, 2025Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
- Nov 30, 2025Trump's pardon promise offers yet another life to Honduras' imprisoned ex-president
- Dec 2, 2025Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon in drug trafficking case
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13 viewpointsTrump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing "Narco-Dictator" Convicted of Drug Trafficking
Former president of Honduras is freed from prison after Trump pardon
Trump's pardon of a convicted trafficker undermines his drug war narrative
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17 viewpointsFormer Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon
Former Honduras president freed from US prison after Trump pardoned his drug conviction
Why Trump vows to pardon a Honduran drug trafficker, but threatens war elsewhere
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6 viewpointsEx-Honduras president, convicted of drug trafficking, freed on Trump pardon
Former Honduras President Hernández released from prison after Trump pardon
Former Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardon
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez released from US prison after Trump pardoned his drug trafficking charges
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5 articlesTrump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
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