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Here's the drug dealers Donald Trump has pardoned
In his second term, Trump has granted unconditional pardons, which fully remove convictions, to several notable people accused of participating in the drug trade. He also made a high-profile pardon of NBA YoungBoy, who was facing just under two years of prison on gun charges.

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Trump says he will pardon Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
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Trump already set to surpass his first term on issuing presidential pardons
‘Why are we letting this guy go?’ Donald Trump’s pardons upend US justice system
It took dozens of special agents the best part of a decade to bring Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine.

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Trump's Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Cited as Reason for Leniency at Sentencing of Ex-Congressman
'You Changed My Life': Ex-Honduras President Thanks Trump In 1st Message Since Release
Trump pardons US Congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife
In thanking Trump on social media, Cuellar said: "This pardon gives us a clean slate. The noise is gone. The work remains. And I intend to meet it head on."

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A CNN roundtable dissolved into open laughter as a former Trump aide struggled to justify his decision to pardon a convicted drug trafficker.
'Daily Show' Exposes The Poetic Reason Behind Trump's Hernández Pardon
All of the billionaires and businesspeople that Donald Trump has pardoned
A number of wealthy businesspeople, from Binance cofounder Changpeng Zhao to Nikola founder Trevor Milton, have ties to Trump or his businesses.
Full List of Donald Trump Pardons for 2025
President Donald Trump's pardons include high-profile individuals in politics, reality TV, business and music.
Trump pardons and commutations: Notable acts of clemency in his second term
Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has utilized pardons and commutations to address what he has deemed injustices dealt by the justice system. A pardon essentially forgives a crime and its consequences — a conviction is wiped from the person’s criminal record,
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Are Trump’s Crypto Pardons Crossing the Line From Mercy to Money?
Overview Trump crypto pardons have erased more than $1 billion in fines and restitution, raising questions about fairness.High-profile beneficiaries like Trevor
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Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric
While addressing the Libertarian Party national convention in 2024, President Trump promised to free Ross Ulbricht, a former tech entrepreneur incarcerated for creating a dark web site called Silk Road that was used by drug traffickers. "If you vote for me ...