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Pardon Undoes a Climactic Win in Drug Prosecutions Led by a Trump Ally

Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.

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“I am proud to have previously represented and served President Trump, and I completely trust and respect his judgment,” Emil Bove III said Tuesday.
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Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon

Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

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Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, at the U.N. General Assembly in 2018.
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