Trump to grant full pardon to former Honduran president serving 45-year sentence for drug trafficking – but you’ll love the reason why!

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Okay, this is going to take a little work to unpack, especially since I’m guessing most of you have never heard this guy’s story, but trust me it will be worth it!

Juan Orlando Hernandez served as President of Honduras and was later prosecuted by the Biden administration for drug trafficking and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

That is a short story.

Here’s a longer story about his background, and then keep reading because I’m going to give you the real scoop on what’s likely to happen here.

Background and rise to power

Juan Orlando Hernández (often known as JOH) was born in 1968 in Gracias, Lempira, Honduras.
He entered politics in the late 1990s, becoming a long-time Congressman and becoming President of the National Congress from 2010 to 2014.

He was elected President of Honduras in 2013 and re-elected in 2017, following a controversial ruling by the Honduran Supreme Court allowing consecutive re-elections. His presidency emphasized close cooperation with the United States on security operations, migration and drug enforcement, and a pro-US foreign policy stance.

US investigation and extradition

During Hernández’s political rise, U.S. law-enforcement agencies were developing a long-running investigation into the Honduran drug-trafficking network. During this period, several prominent smugglers arrested by the US began cooperating and alleged that Hernández received bribes and provided state protection in exchange for political support.

After his tenure ended, these claims became more intense. In February 2022, shortly after leaving office, the US requested his arrest and extradition. Honduras approved the extradition, and Hernandez was extradited to New York in April 2022 to face federal charges.

Accusations and trials

U.S. prosecutors accused Hernandez of conspiring with drug cartels for nearly two decades. He is alleged to have enabled the movement of large quantities of cocaine through Honduras, used the Honduran military and police to protect shipments, and accepted millions of dollars in cartel money to consolidate his political power.

The case relied heavily on the testimony of cartel leaders and convicted criminals – some serving long sentences who sought sentence reductions in exchange for cooperation.

Hernandez’s defense argued that these witnesses were unreliable, that there was no physical evidence tying him to the smuggling operation, and that the prosecution was built on incentivized testimony rather than objective evidence.

In March 2024, a US federal jury indicted him on charges of drug trafficking conspiracy and weapons-related conspiracy. In June 2024, he was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.

Defense, denial, and allegations of political motivation

Hernandez has consistently denied all wrongdoing. He claims the case was built on lies by smugglers seeking preferential treatment.

Some of his supporters—and some political factions in Honduras—believe that the prosecution was not entirely legal but geopolitical. They argue that the Biden administration wanted to distance itself from Hernandez, who was closely associated with the Trump administration, and that the US used extradition as a tool of political leverage in Central America.

From that perspective, the case has been described by his defenders as selective prosecution or even a framing, especially given that Honduras remained a major US security partner during his presidency, and US officials publicly praised him at the time.

Consequences and wider impact

Hernández’s fall reshaped Honduran politics, shining a harsh light on corruption within state institutions and ties to drug trafficking.
For the United States, this is one of the rare instances of a former foreign head of state being prosecuted on drug-related charges.

The debate over whether Hernández was a corrupt participant in narco-politics or had a political goal of subverting the US administration continues to divide observers in both countries.

Okay so this is kind of the “official story”.

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Now today President Trump announced that he would grant him a full pardon:

Seems a bit strange, doesn’t it?

Would the same President who is literally blowing up drug smugglers’ boats off South America suddenly pardon this guy?

It would certainly be strange if this were the whole story, but I don’t think it is.

His wife and those close to him have always maintained that he is innocent and has been implicated:

God is good. Thank God.

We received great news that our father and husband, former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez, will be pardoned by President Trump. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, @POTUS.

You have changed our life. For almost four years, we have fought every day to prove that Juan Orlando is an innocent man who was set up by the radical left and the deep state. The truth is that he was a president who fought drug trafficking head-on and took steps to combat crime, such as approving an extradition law and over 25 security laws, that no one else in Honduras had ever dared to take. He worked closely with top US security agencies, which recognized his unprecedented achievements in the fight against drugs.

He became the apparent victim of legal action, politically persecuted because he did not align with the agenda of the previous administration. He faced a rigged trial, and anyone who studies the case can see what it was: a process full of inconsistencies, no real evidence, and charges based on the “word” of drug traffickers whose empires were destroyed by Juan Orlando. Key exculpatory evidence was withheld from the jury, and credible witnesses who could disprove the charges were not allowed to testify.

We haven’t seen him for years. It was not easy, but now everything has changed, thanks to God, President Trump, friends and the support of the people of Honduras. Thank you, sir, for honoring your promise that “the immense power of the state will never again be weaponized to persecute political opponents.”

God bless the United States of America and Honduras!

Roger Stone has fought hard to declare his innocence:

But now I want to show you this, on behalf of my friend MJ, who notes that the Deep State and the MSM absolutely hate this news and are absolutely terrified by it.

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That really tells you everything you need to know, doesn’t it?

Seriously…without knowing anything else, if the MSM and the Deep State hate this news, you know it must be pretty good, right?

And I believe it is.

Credit to my friend MJ who put it all together perfectly in this post – and I agree 100%:

The deep state is in complete panic‼️

President Trump will grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

🔻Why is this important?

The CIA didn’t just “tolerate” the narcotics trade – they created it, protected it, and presidents signed off on it.

For decades the Central Intelligence Agency has treated Latin American and Asian narcotics networks not as enemies, but as strategic assets that finance much of the darkness in this world.

From the Golden Triangle heroin pipelines that funded anti-communist guerrillas in Laos and Vietnam, to Air America planes carrying opium in the 1960s and 70s, to the Contras openly smuggling cocaine into the United States in the 1980s, a DEA whistle-blower later confirmed that the agency closed the investigation to protect the cash flow that kept Nicaraguan rebels armed. Had blocked.

The pattern never stops; It just changes geography.

When America attacked Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban reduced opium production to almost zero. Within two years of American occupation, poppy cultivation increased by more than 4,000%. American and NATO troops were deployed virtually to defend those areas.

The Marines openly mocked the “Poppy Patrol.” Pilots reported seeing CIA contractors on the ground coordinating with the warlords who controlled the crop.

By 2017 Afghanistan was supplying 90% of the world’s heroines, and the profits helped finance the insurgents our troops were fighting.

Every president from Reagan to Obama and Biden has been briefed about these arrangements. They are not “surprised” by drug dealing partners; They inherit them, expand them and protect them.

🔻Which brings us to Juan Orlando Hernandez, former President of Honduras.

Hernandez was not some random narco that Trump suddenly decided to pardon…. Oh no. He is just a puppet.

He was a multi-administration US intelligence asset who handled cocaine for over fifteen years, while the DEA, State Department, and CIA all classified him as a “cooperative partner”.

His New York trial proved that US officials knew he was taking millions in cartel bribes – yet kept him in power because they handed him control of Honduras’s cocaine routes.

If completely exposed assets like Hernandez began to name the U.S. officials and agencies that armed, funded, and protected his operation, the fallout would reach the highest levels of multiple administrations.

Trump’s pardon was not a favor to a drug lord; It’s a negotiating tactic to get at an American-made monster that every president since at least Reagan has been tempted to quietly name.

I believe we are witnessing the largest sting operation in history.

Truly the greatest sting operation in history!

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It’s a beautiful thing to look at!

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