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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is requesting a pardon from the country’s president Isaac Herzog.
Netanyahu is currently standing trial in his country for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. His request comes after President Trump threw his support behind a pardon for the Israeli Prime Minister.
In a letter to Herzog, Trump expressed that he “respects the independence of the Israeli Justice System, and its requirements,” but said the case against Netanyahu is “a political, unjustified prosecution.”
