Welch Demands Trump Admin Provide a Report on Human Rights Violations and Corruption in Honduras: “Congress and the American people, as well as the people of Honduras, have every right to know.”

This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-06-17 and titled "Welch Demands Trump Admin Provide a Report on Human Rights Violations and Corruption in Honduras: “Congress and the Amer".

Welch Demands Trump Admin Provide a Report on Human Rights Violations and Corruption in Honduras: “Congress and the American people, as well as the people of Honduras, have every right to know.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke in support of a Resolution led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), that would require the Trump Administration to produce a report on human rights abuses and corruption in Honduras. The Senator’s speech comes after President Trump pardoned convicted felon former President Juan Orlando Hernández in December of 2025. “The Resolution we are voting on today calls for a full accounting [ ]