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How does Rump pardon some drug leaders, then risk American lives to kidnap another?

Has anyone thought about this? Rump is clearly unhinged.

President Donald Trump has issued pardons to several individuals involved in drug trafficking, including former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug-related charges, and Baltimore drug kingpin Garnett Gilbert Smith, who ran a multimillion-dollar cocaine operation. These pardons have raised concerns about their implications for U.S. foreign policy and drug enforcement efforts.

This makes me think these two drug leaders offered him enough money for a pardon, where Maduro hasn't quite settled the money issues yet, but soon will. How long until Rump pardon's him too?

Another point is, if you were sitting in your house and the police suspected you had evidence in a case against you, and they kicked your door in without a warrant, the evidence would not be admissible in court as it was taken illegally. Now Rump has invaded a foreign country, taken their leader, and I would assume he did not have a warrant to do any of this, and is now proceeding to trial with evidence he took illegally.
Kidnapping is a serious crime, or used to be. When will the justice department step in? All of this makes no sense.
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Zaphod42 · 51-55, M
Because this was never about the drugs. After all was said and done, everyone in the Trump regime openly said it was about the oil.
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The US is charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with "narco-terrorism" and conspiracy to import cocaine, among other offenses. These charges carry potential maximum sentences of life imprisonment under US law
Zaphod42 · 51-55, M
@JamesBugman Yes, and that’s true. But before the operation the trump administration consulted with the oil industry captains, not congress, for what the outcome was to be. Afterward, Trump, Rubio and other all talked about how they would be sending in American oil companies to set up shop, not about ending the drug trade or giving the Venezuelan people democracy and freedom from tyranny. We didn’t even put in a new government head, just made sure the existing government wasn’t going to oppose the US taking the oil fields.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@JamesBugman or, as Hernandez learned, those charges carry a presidential pardon.