Trump says pardon for Netanyahu is 'on its way,' but Herzog denies claim

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said Israeli President Isaac Herzog informed him that he plans to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu amid the Israeli prime minister's long-running corruption trial ‒ a claim that Herzog's office quickly denied.

"I spoke to the president, and he tells me it's on its way," Trump said on Dec. 29, addressing reporters alongside Netanyahu before the two men met at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

"He's a wartime prime minister who's a hero. How do you not give a pardon?" Trump said. "I think it's a very hard thing not to do."

Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has been on trial since 2020 after being indicted in three cases, including allegations of receiving nearly 700,000 shekels ($211,832) in gifts from businessmen. Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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