Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

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Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US

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The Guardian - World Newsby Guardian staff and agencies29.11.2025

Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments Donald Trump has said he will grand a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges. “I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that I greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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New York Times - Worldby Maggie Haberman and Anatoly Kurmanaev28.11.2025

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Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking

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BBC News - World29.11.2025

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.