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Trump pardoned a man convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine, then gave him a ride to the Waldorf Astoria

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 18, 2026
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Donald Trump, president of the USA during World Economic Forum 2026. (UkrPictures/shutterstock.com)

The Trump administration has been bombing boats in the Caribbean, killing over 140 people in what it calls a war on drug trafficking. At the same time, it pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez — convicted by a U.S. jury of helping expor…

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