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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Trisha Kae Andrada

Trump Says He Will Pardon Honduran Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández and Backs Tito Asfura Ahead of Election

US President Donald Trump has announced he will grant a 'full and complete pardon' to former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, the onetime leader serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison for orchestrating a major cocaine trafficking conspiracy.

In a statement posted to Truth Social days before Honduras holds its presidential election, Trump confirmed his intention to pardon Hernández while publicly endorsing conservative candidate Nasry 'Tito' Asfura.

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