Just before Honduras’s presidential election, Donald Trump announced his plan to pardon ex-president and drug trafficking convict Juan Orlando Hernandez. Despite extensive trial evidence of his deep links to narco-trafficking, Trump claims that his conviction was a “Biden setup.”
The United States has escalated its military campaign against drug cartels after declaring an “armed conflict” with narco-terrorist groups. At the same time, Trump has announced his intention to pardon high-profile drug trafficking convict Juan Orlando Hernandez. The announcement has sparked controversy and is being seen as a politically motivated move.
