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A former DEA agent called the release "devastating": "It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless."
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Jay Clayton, Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, had called his office's drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.
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Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug-trafficking operation that moved hundreds of tonnes of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, officials confirmed Tuesday.
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