{"id":69129,"date":"2025-12-03T04:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/69129\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T04:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:23:14","slug":"former-honduran-president-juan-orlando-hernandez-walks-out-of-prison-after-trump-pardon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/69129\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez Walks Out of Prison After Trump Pardon"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras\u2014Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez walked out of prison Tuesday following a pardon by President Trump, fueling controversy in the U.S. and Honduras and political uncertainty in the poor Central American nation.<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez was released from Hazelton, a high-security prison in West Virginia, said Renato Stabile, Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s lawyer. The former president was convicted last year<\/a> of helping smuggle 400 tons of cocaine and was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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