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A tale of two 'Maduros': Trump nabbed one, pardoned another
US President Donald Trump's actions have drawn criticism for a double standard. He pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted of drug trafficking. Simultaneously, Trump pursued Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for similar charges. This inconsistency has sparked debate among Democrats and Republicans alike.
Prior to the trial of Nicolas Maduro, US political specialist Alexandre Martins recalls that Donald Trump lost the former president of Honduras, also convicted of drug trafficking, and points out that US presidents have a total power to forgive penalties.
New York, January 5 -- Nicolás Maduro appears before the U.S. courts represented by David Wikstrom, a public defender appointed by the federal court. The election of the lawyer did not go unnoticed: Wikstrom was the lawyer for the brother of Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president convicted for crimes similar to those charged today to those of Maduro. According to the Argentine News Agency, the predecessor of the previous client of…
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