Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández attends the swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala’s new President Alejandro Giammattei at the National Theater in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on January 14, 2020. Moises Castillo/AP Photos, files
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will grant a full pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted by a jury and is serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking and firearms convictions.
“I am extending a full and complete pardon to former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who, according to many people I respect, has been treated very harshly and unjustly,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday.
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