
President Donald Trump has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes despite his anti-drug rhetoric, which has justified a large military buildup in the Caribbean and tens of strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to a new report.
The Washington Post noted that the most high-profile people who received clemency are Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover and former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, as well as Baltimore drug kingpin Garnett Gilbert Smith.