Trump Pardoned a Convicted Drug Trafficker — Then Had Maduro Captured on Drug Charges

President Donald Trump is facing intense scrutiny after defending his pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, even as U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on narcotics-related charges.

Hernández was convicted in U.S. federal court in 2024 for conspiring with drug traffickers and was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Pr…