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Trump Pardons Drug Smuggler, Threatens Venezuela

• Ron Paul Institute - Moon of Alabama

Yesterday he announced a pardon for the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a 45-year sentence for partnering with drug traffickers who had allegedly shipped 400 tons of cocaine to the United States. He also endorsed a right wing candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura for Sunday's election in Honduras. Asfura belongs to the same party as Hernández.

This is unlikely (archived) to have the effect that Trump desires:

The reaction to Mr. Trump's pardon in Honduras was one of shock, and many wondered how it would play into the elections this weekend.

"It will obviously stir up the same powerful negative sentiment seen in the 2021 elections that pushed Juan Orlando out of power," said Leonardo Pineda, a Honduran analyst, who said that by linking the conservative candidate, Mr. Asfura, with Mr. Hernández, Mr. Trump could actually hurt his chances of winning.

While pardoning a convicted drug smuggler on one day Trump uses the next one to threatening Venezuela for alleged drug smuggling for which there is no evidence.


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