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Donald Trump: “I pardoned the former president of Honduras, and he was…”

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President Trump Makes Announcement on Federal Savings Accounts for Children

Published | Video Starts at 36:30

But we had a very good talk. He's. I like him. Very good. We had some good meetings, as you know, but we had a very good talk today. Yes, I pardoned the former president of Honduras, and he was released from prison yesterday. Well, he was the president and they had some drugs being sold in their country and because he was the president, they went after him. (36:30–36:34)

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Asserts that he pardoned the former president of Honduras, leading to his release.

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