US President Donald Trump issued a full pardon on December 2, 2025, freeing former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández from a US federal sentence.

Hernández had been convicted in 2024 on drug trafficking and weapons charges and was serving a 45-year term after prosecutors said he helped traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine toward the United States.

Prison Tie Raises Eyebrows

According to reports , the pardon by Trump drew quick praise from Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year federal sentence after his conviction in the FTX collapse case.

In a post on X, Bankman-Fried wrote: “I’m so glad Juan Orlando is free — few are more deserving than him.”

The two men once shared one prison dormitory while detained in the US, a detail that adds a personal dimension to the rea

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