Donald Trump calls the corruption case against Benjamin Netanyahu "unjustified prosecution". Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption trial that has bitterly divided the country.

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It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf of Netanyahu, raising questions about undue American influence over internal Israeli affairs.

Trump also called for a pardon for Netanyahu during a speech to Israel's parliament in October, when he made a brief vis

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