Trump made the call on Wednesday on behalf of a close friend of an Israeli official who was charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in Israel in 2019.
Netanyahu’s trial began in 2020 and entails three criminal cases. He has entered a not-guilty plea and denied the allegations.
Trump used the name “Bibi Netanyahu” to refer to the Israeli leader’s trial as “a Great Hero who has done so much for the State (of Israel), and that he should have his trial cancelled IMMEDIATELY or get a pardon given to him.”
Trump continued, “This is a WITCH HUNT, for a man who has given so much,” adding that it is “unthinkable.”
According to Israeli media reports, Netanyahu’s cross-examination in a Tel Aviv court started on June 3 and was scheduled to last about a year.
Netanyahu’s pardon is “not currently on the table,” according to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has the authority to do so.
Herzog added that, according to the reports, “no such request had been made”
Trump added that “the United States of America saved Israel, and it is going to be the United States of America that saved Bibi Netanyahu.”
What could Trump or the US government do to stop Netanyahu’s corruption trial was a mystery.
Trump’s words of support for Netanyahu contrasted with his eminently public rebuke of Netanyahu on Tuesday over Israel’s post-ceasefire attacks on Iran.
“Israel came out as soon as we made the deal, and they dropped a lot of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before.” the most severe load we have ever witnessed. Trump initially expressed his dissatisfaction with Israel to reporters.
Source: Aljazeera
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