Trump pardons Honduran ex-president who was convicted of drug crimes

Efforts to stop illegal drugs at the border took an unexpected turn this week. President Donald Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández — a man U.S. prosecutors once described as central to one of the world’s largest cocaine-trafficking networks. The move is drawing sharp criticism from lawmakers and security experts who say it undermines years of U.S. anti-drug strategy and damages American credibility across Latin America, even as the administration points to regional instability to justify aggressive military actions.

Jeff Mason

Reuters

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