Pardoned by Trump, Hernández Faces Honduran Court on Domestic Corruption Charges

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Trump from a 45-year U.S. drug-trafficking sentence, returns to face domestic justice. On August 3, 2026, he is scheduled to appear in a Honduran court on fraud and money laundering charges in the "Pandora II" and "Helios" cases — proceedings separate from the pardoned U.S. conviction. The outcome will test whether Honduran institutions can independently prosecute a former head of state.