Trump Says Netanyahu Pardon 'On Its Way'; Herzog's Office Disputes It

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Source: US News and World Report/Reuters

Dec. 29, 2025, at 2:40 p.m.


PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on ‌Monday that Israeli President Isaac Herzog had told him a ​pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “on its way,” an assertion Herzog’s office was quick ‍to challenge.

"He's a wartime prime ​minister who's a hero. How do you not give a pardon?" Trump told ​reporters while ⁠standing beside Netanyahu before a meeting in Florida. "I spoke to the president ... he tells me it's on its way."

Asked about the U.S. president's remarks, Herzog's office said the Israeli president had not had any conversations with Trump since a pardon request ‌was submitted several weeks ago. Herzog's office said Herzog had spoken to a representative ​for ‌Trump then and it was ‍explained that ⁠any decision would be made in accordance with established procedures.

Netanyahu, Israel's first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime, denies bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges dating back to his 2019 indictment. His own request for a pardon, submitted on November 30, argued that frequent court hearings impair his ability to govern and that clemency serves the ​national interest.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-29/trump-says-netanyahu-pardon-on-its-way-herzogs-office-disputes-it

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1. netanyahu

Israel's putin

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3. And, Traitor.. USA's Putin.

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4. You added what

I neglected to state, thank you 😊

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5. No worries... It's all a Fucking Horror Show..

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7. ...

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10. israel's trump

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. Of course Trumpedo is lying.....as usual,

look for him to try to pardon Nuttyahoo himself just like he tried, and failed, to pardon Tina Peters.

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9. He's hoping to put Herzog in a corner to where it's grant a pardon

or lose face and trust with the public, thus dooming him in political office. I don't know his policies, to know whether the outcome would be good or bad... but I detest the entire trap trump set up, and hope to hell Herzog and others in office don't fall for it. trump is NOT Israel's friend. trump is friend to no one unless and while they are beneficial to him. Once he's wrung them dry of all he can gain from them, they're thrown on the trash heap. It looks to me like some of these leaders would wise up and see through trump... and putin, for whom trump is working. And wasn't there a lot of annotations in the Epstein Files about Netanyahu and Mossad?

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Trump can't help himself but lie.

He has no other strategy.

[Bluestocking]

8. Rumps pardons only apply to Federal crimes in the United States

His pardon would not help nutenato

[Bayard]

11. He's delusional, or just completely ignorant

Both, I think.

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13. Trump thinks he's king of the world.

It's mind boggling but here we are.

[Ray Bruns]

12. Someone please remind Stinky that he can only pardon people convicted of US Federal crimes.