Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
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Former US President Donald Trump has announced that he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year. Hernández was found guilty of conspiring to import cocaine into the US and possessing machine guns, and was sentenced to 45 years in prison. The pardon comes after Hernández's extradition to the US in April 2022, where he was tried for running a violent drug trafficking conspiracy. Trump has also expressed support for conservative presidential candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura in Honduras' general election, which is set to take place on Sunday. Asfura is a member of the National Party and has campaigned against Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. The Honduran election is seen as a toss-up between three candidates, including Asfura, Rixi Moncada, and Salvador Nasralla.
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