Pardon

Trump Pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, Sparks Political Storm

December 2, 2025 12:50 pm

Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, walked out of a federal prison in West Virginia on Monday after receiving a pardon from United States President Donald Trump, according to official inmate records. His release came less than two years into a forty five year sentence for narcotics conspiracy and weapons offences.

The Trump pardon has immediately reshaped Honduran political debate and added new tension to an already razor thin presidential contest at home, where candidates are separated by only a few hundred votes. The move has also revived long standing questions about Hernández’s legacy and Washington’s approach …

Trump To Pardon Juan Hernández Over Drug Trafficking Case

November 29, 2025 3:18 am

President Donald Trump has announced that he intends to pardon former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a forty five year sentence in the United States for cocaine smuggling and firearms offences. Trump revealed the plan in a social media message on Friday and claimed Hernández had been treated harshly and unfairly.

The declaration lands just days before Honduras heads into a closely watched general election and adds fresh political tension to a race already shaped by security concerns and long standing US influence in the region.

Hernández, who governed Honduras from 2014 until 2022 as a …

Donald Trump Denies Knowing Binance Founder He Pardoned

November 3, 2025 10:24 am

US President Donald Trump has claimed he does not know who Changpeng Zhao, the cryptocurrency billionaire and founder of Binance, is, even though he granted him a presidential pardon last month.

The comment came during an interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday, where Trump was asked why he pardoned Zhao despite prosecutors warning that the businessman’s actions had caused “significant harm to US national security.”

‘’Okay, are you ready? I don’t know who he is,” Trump said. “I have no idea who he is. I was told he was a victim of a witch hunt by …