Honduras’s Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon: How it happened
Advertisement Prosecutors described the scheme as “one of the largest and most violent drug trafficking conspiracies in the world”. The US president said Hernandez had not received a fair trial and had been “set up” by the Biden administration.Trump added that Hernandez was “treated very harshly and unfairly”.At the same time, Trump also threw his weight behind right-wing candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura, a member of Hernandez’s party. He ran in November’s presidential election and was declared the winner a month later in the close race after delays and allegations of fraud.
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- ▪The US president said Hernandez had not received a fair trial and had been “set up” by the Biden administration.Trump added that Hernandez was “treated very harshly and unfairly”.At the same time, Trump also threw his weight behind right-wi
- ▪He ran in November’s presidential election and was declared the winner a month later in the close race after delays and allegations of fraud.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 33 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Honduras ex-president Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Former Honduras president Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Honduras ex-President Hernandez to return home after Trump pardon — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Honduras ex-President Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon — All News
- ▪ Honduras ex-President Hernandez to return home after Trump pardon — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended — ABC News — International
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EXPLAINERNews|ExplainerHonduras’s Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon: How it happenedSentenced to 45 years in the US, Hernandez returns home to his family, party and supporters after President Trump pardons him.ListenListen (6 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoFormer President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his wife, Ana Garcia Carias, embrace as he meets with supporters after arriving in Honduras on July 26, 2026, following a pardon by US President Donald Trump, which freed Hernandez from a 45-year prison sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the US [Leonel Estrada/Reuters]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026Nearly four years after being extradited to the United…
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