"It is plain that, in less than a year, we have entered the IDGAF period of the second Trump administration. In this period of time, the only relevant question is How much? As in, How much does it take to spring a convicted international drug trafficker to get out of prison after barely putting a dent in a 45-year sentence, especially while the government is committing war crimes all over the Caribbean under the cover of national anti-drug policy?"
"The president's pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez is not only morally and legally indefensible, it is pragmatically and politically stupid. There is nothing to be gained from it. At least nothing over the table. It has revolted the entire criminal justice community and has virtually drained what little credibility that the administration's alleged war on drug smuggling had in the first place."
"Roger Stone never has drawn a breath of honest air for a moment of his entire career in politics. Neither does he ever do something for nothing. Like many of the other schemers in the administration, he realizes he has a pliant president from whom he can get practically anything he wants, no matter how absurd it makes the president himself look."
The president pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, a convicted international drug trafficker serving a 45-year sentence. The pardon is morally and legally indefensible and politically counterproductive, eroding credibility in U.S. anti-drug enforcement. The pardon provoked outrage across the criminal justice community and raised questions about corrupt influence, including involvement by Roger Stone and other political operatives who exploited a compliant president. The administration's actions operate on a primitive quid-pro-quo level, prioritizing private favors over the rule of law and prompting calls for civic vigilance and accountability.
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