Trump and Netanyahu pictured at the White House earlier this year. Leah Millis/Reuters

US President Donald Trump has asked the Israeli president to grant a full pardon to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial.

In a letter distributed by the Israeli president’s spokesperson, Trump wrote, “I hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been a formidable and decisive War Time Prime Minister, and is now leading Israel into a time of peace, which includes my continued work with key Middle East leaders to add many additional countries to the world changing Abraham Accords.”

Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust in three separate cases which began in Trump’s first term. He has entered a plea of not guilty and main

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