President Donald Trump insisted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be pardoned for a crime; he denies bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges dating back to his 2019 indictment.
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President Donald Trump insisted that Israel’s president should exonerate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, snappishly panning Isaac Herzog and calling him a “disgrace” for refusing to grant leniency as the Israeli leader faces a corruption trial.
In an interview with journalist Barak Ravid, Trump said President Herzog should give a pardon immediately so that Netanyahu can concentrate on Israel’s role in the war in Iran rather than his legal troubles, according to a story by Newsmax.
Mentioning Netanyahu by his nickname, Trump said in an interview with Israel’s N12 television news: “President Herzog must give Bibi a pardon today. I don’t want there to be anything troubling Bibi other than the war with Iran … Herzog is a disgrace … he promised me five times to give Bibi a pardon.”
Herzog countered via his office that while Israel is at war, he is not dealing with the matter of Netanyahu’s pardon request.
Herzog went on to say that he deeply esteems Trump’s contribution to Israel’s security and his position on Iran, but that Israel is a sovereign state that abides by the rule of law.
“The president will examine the request according to the law, the good of the state, his conscience and free of any internal or external pressure,” the statement from Herzog’s office said.
Netanyahu is Israel’s first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime and denies bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges dating back to his 2019 indictment.
Various times, Trump has called on Herzog to concede Netanyahu a pardon.
Netanyahu submitted his pardon request in November.
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