Trump's 'Loyalist' Pardon: Cocaine Over Constitution
Axios warns us President Trump wields the pardon as 'absolute power,' recently freeing former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of trafficking tons of cocaine. Trump claims Hernández was 'treated very harshly and unfairly' by the 'Biden-Harris administration.' Conveniently unmentioned by Axios: the former lead prosecutor on Hernández's case, Emil Bove, was previously on Trump's
legal team, raising more questions than answers about the 'unfair' treatment. This isn't just about Trump's personal loyalties; it’s a symptom of a systemic disregard for international law when it comes to U.S. interests in Latin America. The United States has a long, storied history of propping up corrupt, right-wing regimes in Central America, often tolerating or even facilitating drug
trafficking, so long as they align with 'strategic interests'—often defined by keeping out 'left-wing' influences. One might wonder, how many drug kingpins does one 'ally' get to pardon before the 'rule of law' becomes a punchline?