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Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández raises questions about U.S. drug policy, given Hernández’s conviction for trafficking massive quantities of cocaine into the United States.

Hernández was found guilty of abusing his office to partner with violent drug cartels, protect cocaine shipments with armed police, and accept millions in drug money over two decades.

Trump defended the pardon as correcting a “Biden administration setup,” while critics argue he is issuing too many pardons with little evidence.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday a presidential pardon for the currently incarcerated former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, calling into question what is the bottom-line U.S. policy on drugs.

Hernández was sentenced to 45 ye

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