Honduran ex-president released from US prison after Trump pardon
8 days ago
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- Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández released from US prison after receiving a pardon from Donald Trump.
- Hernández was convicted in March 2024 for conspiring to import cocaine and possessing machine guns, sentenced to 45 years.
- Trump claimed Hernández was treated unfairly and called the investigation a 'Biden administration set up'.
- Hernández's wife thanked Trump for the pardon, confirming his release.
- Hernández was extradited to the US in 2022 for running a violent drug trafficking conspiracy.
- Prosecutors accused Hernández of turning Honduras into a 'narco-state' and accepting millions in bribes.
- Honduras is currently in a tight presidential election race between Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla.
- Trump criticized Nasralla as a 'borderline Communist' and praised Asfura for standing against Venezuela's Maduro.
- Nasralla has pledged to cut ties with Venezuela if elected.
- The Trump administration has accused Venezuela's Maduro of leading a drug cartel and justified military actions in the Caribbean.