Netanyahu requests a pardon during the Israeli prime minister’s ongoing corruption trial

apnews.com ^ | November 30, 2025 | SAM MEDNICK

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Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. The president’s office called it an “extraordinary request,” carrying with it “significant implications.”

Netanyahu is the only sitting prime minister in Israeli history to stand trial, after being charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases accusing him of exchanging favors with wealthy political supporters. He hasn’t been convicted of anything.

Netanyahu rejects the allegations and has described the case as a witch hunt orchestrated by the media, police and judiciary.

Trump’s request

His request comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel to pardon Netanyahu. Earlier this month, Trump also sent a letter to President Isaac Herzog calling the corruption case “political, unjustified prosecution.”

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: corruptjudiciary; crookedbibi; harassment; lawfare; nds

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He accepted a box of cigars from a friend. They called it a bribe. Another friend stopped attacking him in the press while he was seeking some kind of broadcasting license. They said that was corruption on Netanyahu’s part. And he put his maid on the government payroll when he became president, if I remember correctly.

In other words, their Deep State wants him out, and that’s the best they can do. The press will keep repeating he’s charged with corruption without specifying what they are talking about.