Exposing the Politics Behind Juan Orlando Hernández’s Controversial U.S. Pardon

When former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was unexpectedly pardoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump after serving over three years in a New York prison for narcotics trafficking and arms charges, more than just a legal decision was at play — it exposed troubling intersections of politics, justice, and America’s national security priorities. How Does Political Favor Undermine Justice and Sovereignty? Hernández’s public gratitude toward Trump for "listening and responding" to what he calls an injustice ignores the broader implications of this pardon. Here is a man convicted in a U.S. federal court with substantial evidence linking him to...