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Trump Says He Will Pardon Ex-Honduran President Convicted by Jury in US Drug Case

The U.S. president also reaffirmed his support for Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate in the neck-and-neck Honduras election.
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Trump Says He Will Pardon Ex-Honduran President Convicted by Jury in US Drug Case
Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez arrives for the swearing-in ceremony for Guatemala's new President Alejandro Giammattei at the National Theater in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Jan. 14, 2020. Moises Castillo/AP Photo, File
Kimberly Hayek
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President Donald Trump announced Friday he is granting a full pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is currently serving a 45-year U.S. prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms convictions after being convicted by a jury.

“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 wrote in a post on Truth Social on Friday.
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.