Casa Blanca anuncia que dará indulto a Juan Orlando Hernández, expresidente hondureño condenado por narcotráfico President Donald Trump announced he will grant a full pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in the U.S. on drug and weapons charges. Trump stated that Hernández was treated unfairly and used the announcement to endorse conservative candidate Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura for the upcoming Honduran elections. The former president was accused of taking money from ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán to fund electoral fraud and facilitate cocaine trafficking.

• Donald Trump announced a full pardon for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández.
• Hernández was convicted in the U.S. in 2024 on three counts of drug and weapons trafficking.
• Trump stated Hernández was treated “very severely and very unfairly.”
• Trump endorsed conservative candidate Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura, of Hernández’s National Party, for the Honduran elections.
• Trump promised significant U.S. support for Honduras if Asfura wins, warning of catastrophic results with the wrong leader.
• Hernández was extradited to the U.S. in April 2022 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
• He was accused of receiving money from ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán for electoral fraud and cocaine trafficking.
• Trump warned that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his allies could “take another country” if the wrong candidate is elected in Honduras.
• Hondurans will vote to elect a successor to President Xiomara Castro.
• Asfura is running against Rixi Moncada (leftist Libre) and Salvador Nasralla (right-leaning Liberal Party).