Was ex-Honduras leader Hernandez victim of Biden ‘set-up’, as Trump claims?

Al JazeeraCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by By Maria Briceño & Louis Jacobson | PolitiFactDecember 2, 2025 at 03:47 PM

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In December 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, the ex-president of Honduras convicted in 2024 of drug trafficking conspiracy in the U.S. Hernandez was sentenced to 45 years for conspiring to distribute over 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S. Trump claimed Hernandez was "set up" by the Biden administration, though he provided no evidence. Hernandez was extradited to the U.S. in April 2022 on drug and weapons charges after his presidency from 2014-2022, despite previously telling U.S. officials he was combating drug trafficking. The White House defended the planned pardon as correcting a miscarriage of justice, criticizing the evidence presented during Hernandez's trial.

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Honduras ×350% United States ×260% Donald Trump ×370% Juan Orlando Hernandez ×480%

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