Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes and partnering with cocaine traffickers. He was convicted in Manhattan in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

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    7 hours ago

    “This action would be nothing short of catastrophic and would destroy the credibility of the U.S. in the international community,”

    LOL. That ship sailed long ago, on November 6, 2024, when Americans elected a child rapist as a President.

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    15 hours ago

    Wait… he’s killing fishermen who might be trafficking drugs, but he pardons a major narco-boss? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

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    14 hours ago

    I had to check the subtitle: yes, this person is in a US prison.

    It wouldn’t surprise me if Rump tried to pardon a corrupt ex-president in a different country.

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      I know very little about anything, but I’d bet Venezuela has oil or some other resource and the US is trying to goad them into doing something they can use to justify invasion