Trump demanded to pardon Netanyahu

American leader Donald Trump has demanded that Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog immediately close the judicial investigation into corruption against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Axios portal writes about this on March 6.

The media notes that Trump demanded that the Duke pardon Netanyahu "right today," noting that the Israeli leader has been shamefully inactive over the past year, promising him at least five times to pardon the politician.

"To this president <...> it would be better to pardon him (Netanyahu. - Ed.) right now and stop using it as a lever for your own political career," Trump concluded.

The president added that the criminal case distracts Netanyahu from military tasks."Газета.Ru ".

"I want Bibi's (Benjamin Netanyahu's) only concern to be the fight against Iran," Trump stressed.

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In November 2025, Trump sent an official letter to Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog urging him to consider pardoning Netanyahu. The American leader stressed that Netanyahu had shown firmness in defending Israel's interests, and his attention should not be distracted by court proceedings.

Earlier, in September, Herzog made it clear that he could pardon Netanyahu during the corruption trial, saying that "this case puts a lot of pressure on Israeli society." In June, the court rejected Netanyahu's request to be excused from testifying in the corruption case. It was emphasized that the request submitted by Netanyahu's lawyer was not the basis for canceling the evidentiary hearing.

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