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Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who was serving time on drug trafficking charges, returned home following a Trump pardon. His return raises questions about political quid pro quo.
Juan Orlando Hernández, a former Honduran president who was serving time for drug trafficking, returned home after Trump pardoned him. The pardon raises straightforward questions about whether it was a quid pro quo—what did Trump get in return, or what does he expect to get. Hernández was convicted in a U.S. court of serious crimes, and his release sends a signal about the conditions under which Trump uses the pardon power.
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