Drop Site News: Leaked audios reveal Israeli-backed effort behind President Trump’s pardon of Honduran ex-president Leaked WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram recordings published by Spain’s Canal RED and Hondurasgate indicate that an Israeli-backed lobbying effort—reportedly involving Trump ally Roger Stone and supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—helped secure President Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who had been sentenced in the U.S. to 45 years for drug trafficking. According to the recordings, the arrangement involved trading the pardon for a package of concessions in Honduras. The audios reference plans for a new military base and expanded access for foreign partners, alongside the expansion of semi-autonomous ZEDE zones and major AI and infrastructure contracts tied to U.S.-linked companies. The recordings do not clearly delineate which concessions are assigned to which actor, but frame them as part of a joint U.S.- and Israel-aligned agenda in the country. In one audio, Hernández says: “The prime minister of Israel…had everything to do with my release and negotiation.” In another, he claims the money tied to his release came from “a group of rabbis and people who supported Israel.” The recordings, dated Jan–Apr 2026, also show Hernández coordinating with newly elected President Nasry Asfura on a plan to remove legal obstacles and clear the way for Hernández’s return to power. Hernández has publicly dismissed the recordings as fabricated, calling them part of a “campaign of disinformation” by “the radical left,” and insisting the voice in the audios is not his. Drop Site News has not independently verified the authenticity of the audio recordings.